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Hope: Tendani Mulaudzi’s journey through drug addiction – using ecstasy and cocaine – ended in her recovery and setting out on a new path in her life. Photo: Supplied
ADDICTION RECOVERY

Female & Guardian | She lost herself to addiction. Writing brought her back

Now a wellness coach and author, Tendani Mulaudzi helps others heal from addiction and trauma using storytelling and personal support

  • Aarti Bhana
5 min read
Sonic eruption: The Naples seafront with Mount Vesuvius in the background. House music redefined not only the culture of clubbing in the city, but also of the communities formed by the music. (Ivan Romano/Getty Images)
3 IMAGINARY BOYS

Under the volcano: From Caruso to Neapolitan Power and Vesuwave to techno

How house, then techno, tore down walls of political and aesthetic division in Naples

  • Eyaaz Matwadia
8 min read
Could MDMA one day come of the rave scene and into mainstream psychology? Emerging research may be a step in that direction. (Couperfield, Shutterstock)
BHEKISISA TEAM
Video

Could this drug one day come out of the club and onto your therapist’s couch?

Ecstasy users are more empathetic than those who take other drugs – even when not on it.

  • Molly Carlyle
4 min read
CAMBODIA

Cambodia to destroy all ‘ecstasy oil’ stocks

Cambodia is cracking down on a raw ingredient for the club-drug ecstasy by wiping out stocks of an oil made from the roots of a rare rainforest tree.

  • Prak Chan Thul
1 min read