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Tik – Methamphetamine, an all-consuming danger
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The use of the drug tik alters normal functioning in a specific part of the limbic system that processes emotions such as anger and fear. As a result of this alteration, people using tik can easily develop paranoid, aggressive or violent states of mind. “Crystal meth is typically sold in straws and costs between R15… Read more
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Synthetic drugs, the monster creeping in and killing our youth
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The recent videos that have created a storm across social media highlight the dangers facing our children. Several children who smoked what was an unknown substance had to be rushed to hospital where they were treated for symptoms including seizures, psychosis, nausea, vomiting and hallucinations. At least 14 people were hospitalised after smoking the substance… Read more
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Wedge Gardens slams dagga ruling
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Wedge Gardens substance abuse treatment centre outside of Johannesburg has reacted with dismay to the Constitutional Court’s ruling on September 18 that permits people to cultivate and use cannabis ‘in private’ and for their own use. Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo ruled the personal use of dagga is not a criminal offence. Sanca, to which… Read more
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Recognition for Wedge Gardens trio
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Three Rand Aid Association employees from Wedge Gardens were recognised at the NPO’s long service awards on August 23. Since Rand Aid implemented the awards 13 years ago, 1 019 awards representing 9 685 years of service have been handed out. At this year’s awards, 32 staff members were recognised for a combined 305 years of service,… Read more
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#InternationalOverdoseDay2018 @WedgeGardens
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The power of positive thinking was the central theme of all treatment sessions at Wedge Gardens in the last week of August, in the build-up to International Overdose Awareness Day being celebrated today (Friday, 31 August). People being treated at the rehab centre were asked to write an inspirational message on a special blackboard. Messages… Read more
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#InternationalOverdoseDay2018 @WedgeGardens
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Wedge Gardens’ therapeutic team centred its activities around overdose awareness in the last week of August 2018, to mark #InternationalOverdoseDay2018 on Friday, 31 August. Activities included intervention work (like incorporating lectures on the traumas relating to an overdose) and the sharing of national statistics and stories relating to drug overdose. Also discussed were the different… Read more
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Wedge Gardens supports #InternationalOverdoseDay2018
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This Friday (31 August) is International Overdose Day and Wedge Gardens treatment centre will dedicate its lecturers and workshops to raising awareness of how easily a drug overdose can happen. Wedge Gardens is Sanca-affiliated, and both the Sanca National Office and the Sanca National Academy of Learning are based at Wedge Gardens, which is easily… Read more
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Wedge Gardens: Committed to fighting substance abuse
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Wedge Gardens is available to do drug and alcohol abuse awareness talks at schools and in workplaces. The Sanca-affiliated rehabilitation centre, situated close to both Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni, offers a diversion programme for employees whose work is being affected by addiction issues and who may thus need counselling or rehabilitation. This is in addiction to… Read more
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June 26 highlights International Day against Drug Abuse
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Take a moment on June 26 to consider how drug abuse has the potential to tear apart families and even communities. Since 1987, the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking has taken place on June 26 to raise awareness of this debilitating social problem. Wedge Gardens rehabilitation centre, situated just outside of Johannesburg,… Read more
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Addiction is a family disease
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The lies and deception that go hand-in-hand with the lifestyle of an addict or alcoholic are a breeding ground for conflict and arguments, says addiction specialist Karen Griessel, who is a social worker at Wedge Gardens just outside of Johannesburg. “The stress, anxiety and negativity of those living with the addict or alcoholic are severely… Read more
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