The Modern Workplace’s Silent Epidemic Workplaces across South Africa are quietly facing an epidemic that rarely makes the HR reports, addiction. It’s not the kind that’s always obvious. It’s not someone staggering into work drunk or the employee found sleeping at their desk. It’s quieter, more insidious, the late-night wine to “unwind,” the reliance on […]
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Naltrexone
The Medication Nobody Wants to Talk About, Until It Saves Their Life For all the public talk about “awareness” and “support,” medication-assisted treatment remains one of the most controversial, emotionally loaded topics in addiction recovery. Families whisper about it. Patients feel judged for considering it. Social media moralists insist that if someone truly wanted to […]
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Four Absolutes
Why The Four Absolutes Still Get Whispered About For all the talk about how modern recovery has moved forward from the old days of church basements and handwritten inventories, there is still a quiet reverence among seasoned counsellors and long term members for something AA never officially kept, the Four Absolutes. Honesty, purity, unselfishness and […]
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Escape
Addiction often stems from a need to escape from overwhelming emotions or stressful life situations. Individuals may turn to substances or behaviors that provide temporary relief and detachment. This core emotion is not a pursuit of pleasure but an attempt to avoid discomfort or pain, frequently rooted in trauma or emotional isolation. Escapism in addiction […]
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Whoonga
South Africa’s Opioid Crisis That People Still Talk Around Whoonga, nyaope, wonga, sugars, the name changes depending on who is speaking and what decade they want to remember, but the pattern stays the same, a cheap opioid based high that spreads fast, wrecks families quietly, and then explodes into public panic when crime spikes and […]
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Cannabis Culture, Cannabis Chaos
Cannabis Has Gone Mainstream, But the Risks Haven’t Shrunk Cannabis has achieved a level of cultural acceptance that would have been unthinkable twenty years ago. It’s legal in several countries, celebrated on social media, endorsed by celebrities, and talked about as casually as coffee. For many people, cannabis has transformed from an illicit drug into […]
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Prohibition
Every time society gets fed up, the same idea comes back with a fresh coat of paint. Just ban it. Ban alcohol. Ban drugs. Ban cigarettes. Ban gambling. Ban whatever people are doing that scares the public and embarrasses politicians. It sounds clean and tough because it is simple. It lets leaders look decisive and […]
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Teetotaler
Teetotalism refers to the commitment or advocacy for complete personal avoidance of alcohol consumption, particularly in the form of alcoholic beverages. Individuals who adhere to teetotalism are known as teetotalers or are described as being teetotal. Worldwide, nearly 50% of adults abstain from drinking alcohol, not including those who have previously drunk but have since […]
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Tough Love
Old-School Approaches to Addiction Are Failing Families Tough love is one of the most emotionally charged concepts in the addiction world. It’s a phrase people throw around with confidence, almost as if it’s a universal solution for getting someone to “wake up” and stop using. You hear it from frustrated parents, exhausted partners and well-meaning […]
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