The Gauteng social development department has cut funding to NGOs, leaving many without support
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Acceptability, access and affordability are the issues that need to be tackled to effect a major improvement across the nation.
Drug abuse trends upward during the festive season
While people are taking mental health more seriously, the commodification of workers can turn a job into a toxic space that depletes more than it uplifts
Boikagong Centre in Mahikeng has been closed for almost two years because it did not meet safety requirements. The discarded children say they want a safe place to learn, but instead endure rape and other violence
Substance abuse has emerged as a reason for the spike in crimes during the first quarter of 2021.
Because most fake news is spread on social media where young people feel comfortable, the government should ask for their help
At the heart of the body’s challenge of the lockdown alcohol sales ban, is the question of whether a total ban achieves the purpose of flattening the coronavirus curve
Packs handed out at schools help to ease the stress of attaining a good matric pass
Find out which nordic nation radically cut teenage smoking, drinking and drug use and how they did it.
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‘Cat’ or ‘intash’ joins tik and nyaope in the playground as dealers target bored children.
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SA society continues to betray traumatised young women who spiral into a life of drugs and abuse.
If the government gets its way, the alcohol industry could be in for a massive overhaul.
The North West legislature will hold public hearings on two Bills for the prevention and treatment of substance abuse later this month.