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Streetlife over safety in shelters
In eThekwini a successful scheme is helping homeless people, but some say the lack of drugs to feed their addictions means it is better to stay away
US-China fentanyl case just ‘the tip of the iceberg’
Here is a look at the opioid crisis and the tensions it has caused between China and the United States
Prescription drug poses new threat to youths
Learners turn to anti-anxiety medication to manage stress but punishment remains the state’s primary intervention
Slice of life: ‘Cannabis calm saved me’
Today, I’m a weed activist. I’ve seen the injustice of really, really good people getting fucked by really bad laws
Heroin withdrawals: Could this drug be the answer?
Programmes letting people swap illegal highs for medications are popping up all over the country. Here’s how they work.
Southern Africa’s missing drug users: We can’t treat what we don’t count
No one really knows how many people inject drugs in east and southern Africa and that's a bigger problem than you think.
[WATCH] Busted: Three myths about drug addiction
If you think shutting down needle exchange programmes will keep your city free of contaminated needles, think again.
Safe spaces increase the chances of recovery
Being an addict on the street is hard, the two men say. But trying to break the habit is the hardest
Watch this man’s amazing transformation after he kicked heroin with the help of this
When people with diabetes inject insulin, we don't see that as an addiction. So why is opioid substitution therapy considered one?
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Ensuring no prospective CA(SA) is left behind
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