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Are you worried that your child may be taking drugs? Or are you concerned about your own drinking or drug habits? Read the articles in this section to see if you need help.
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Addiction may be in the mind
Alcohol abuse and dependence - the difference
Are you a codependent drug addict?
Co-existing alcohol abuse seldom treated
Do you have a problem with alcohol or drugs?
Heroin on our playgrounds
Gambling addiction
Physical and psychological effects of alcohol
What are the different types of substances?
What happens when you drink alcohol?
Withdrawing from alcohol
The changing face of heroin use in SA
Dagga: the stuff you never hear
Heroin use soars in Cape
Learning from the Kennedy debacle
Politicians and booze
Sex, drugs and taking risks
Ibogaine – The answer to addiction?
Growing problem of teenage addiction
Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB)
Over-the-counter and prescription drugs
Heroin: Two readers share their stories
Drugging on the job
The six stages of drunkenness
Few thrills with party pills
Drugging and driving
Tik: hidden risks
Drink spiking
Death on prescription
Users and abusers
'I gave up drugging at 16'
My addiction journey
1 in 5 drivers drunk and high
Bad trip
Mentally ill more sensitive to narcotics
DIY drug testing
Rachel getting married
Spotlight on substance abuse
Boozing blunts ability to read faces
Medical heroin helps treat addicts
Dagga protects drinkers' brains
Problem gamblers ignore recession
Alcoholism's effect on sleep persists during sobriety
 
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