1 in 10 in SA Has Addiction Problem
1 in 10 in SA has addiction problem
Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse treatment
South African Medical Research Council chief specialist scientist in their alcohol and drug abuse unit, Bronwyn Meyers, stated that 11% (5.7million people) of the South African population will suffer from an addiction disorder in their lifetime. “Add …
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Where Are Anchorage's Homeless Coming From?
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“The abuse, it was normal too. Lookin' back now, you know not everybody wakes up to your mom stabbing your uncle in the leg. You know, they were drunk at the kitchen table.” She was drinking steadily by her teens and using drugs. Soon, she and her …
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Walking away from drug and alcohol addiction
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Ann Hamden, drug treatment services manager at LCHS says there is usually a negative focus on drug and alcohol addiction and not enough attention is paid to those who want to recover and do. "What we're hoping is that [this event] will just make people …
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