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Alcoholics Anonymous

FROM OUR ARCHIVES: Covid lockdown prohibition pushes South Africa’s toxic relationship with alcohol to the fore

South Africa

FROM OUR ARCHIVES: Covid lockdown prohibition pushes South Africa’s toxic relationship with alcohol to the fore

By Sandisiwe Shoba

Ramaphosa moves to ‘prevent a human catastrophe of enormous proportions in our country’

South Africa

Ramaphosa moves to ‘prevent a human catastrophe of enormous proportions in our country’

By Christi Nortier

Covid-19: What happens to Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous?

Maverick Citizen

Covid-19: What happens to Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous?

By Amy Green for Spotlight

The problem with defining addiction as a 'brain disease'

Sci-Tech

The problem with defining addiction as a 'brain disease'

By Kevin Bloom