I was recently asked by a local newspaper to comment on drug addiction treatment in South Africa. Part 1 is here, below is Part 2  of their questions and my comments. 7. Why do we have so many overseas (UK) patients coming to South Africa for addiction rehab and alcoholism treatment? (I assume that it’s linked to […]
Lear more01/02/2010 Denial is a feature of any addictive illness, is much misunderstood and yet a commonly used term. Denial is essentially an unconscious defence mechanism that protects us from a reality that’s too painful to acknowledge. If an addicted person fully conceded to their loved ones the extent of the problem they’d be expected to […]
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