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Are universities pathologising student issues?

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Conventional therapy is relied on when social and peer-to-peer interventions may be the answer
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Her office is in the streets

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COSUP's interventions are all part of a harm reduction approach to substance use
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Glasgow eye of storm as drug deaths spiral in Scotland

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Scotland's biggest city, is the epicentre of a substance abuse crisis, which saw an unprecedented 1187 drug-related deaths last year
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Heroin withdrawals: Could this drug be the answer?

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Programmes letting people swap illegal highs for medications are popping up all over the country. Here’s how they work.
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A poison by any other name

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It is not just the person who drinks alcohol in excess who is harmed; the family suffers too
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Want to quit smoking? Breathe

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Puffing away on nicotine is unhealthy and socially no longer acceptable, but people do struggle to give it up
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Letters to the editor: October 6 to 12 2017

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Readers write in about the auditor witch-hunt, and drug policy
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‘Bluetoothing’: The drug myth that fooled a nation?

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Outreach workers say the practice making headlines isn’t as widespread as it’s been made out to be as they rush to prevent more from trying it.
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Is codeine Africa’s drug of choice?

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Common cough, flu and pain medicines can be addictive. Codeine addiction is an increasingly well-known problem in South Africa.
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Nyaope addiction tests a community’s spirit

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Addicts try and try again to break the habit but, with no real prospects, they can't win the battle.
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‘No home, no money, no medicine – but who cares? I don’t exist’

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Introduce harm-reduction and HIV programmes – especially for heroin users – before it's too late.
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Addicted to drug addiction memoirs

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The first instalment of our drug edition looks at books that are easy to get hooked on – if you're into misery, redemption and excruciating honesty.
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We need to talk about caving in to nyaope

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Ivory Park's Operation Thiba Nyaope provides support for addicts and their affected families.
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Life’s precipice puts addiction into perspective

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Three drug addicts tell their stories of devastation, desperation and, finally, the long road to recovery.
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Dirty war on drugs in Cape Town

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You push against the tide by taking down one dealer at a time - just mind the hell hounds and small children.
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