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Former addict marches to drug-free tune
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“Wedge Gardens not only got me sober but it helped me find my true self,” says 28-year-old Lehlogonolo Antony. Read more
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Recovering addict is now a drugs activist
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Thando Bam is proof that you can turn your life around. Read more
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Cannabis: CBD legal vs THC illegal
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So you thought dagga is legal? asks Wedge Gardens social worker Karen Griessel. Read more
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Pay it forward with Wedge Gardens’ random acts of kindness
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The Occupational Therapy (OT) Department at Wedge Gardens needs your help to fulfil its mission of spreading random acts of kindness this festive season. Read more
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Beware of flakka, the ‘zombie drug’
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A highly dangerous yet relatively cheap drug has reportedly reared its ugly head in South Africa. Read more
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Wedge Gardens triumphs over obstacles
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The completion of Wedge Garden’s obstacle course, a project initiated and completed by the occupational therapy (OT) department, has seen yet another dimension being added to the Rand Aid substance abuse treatment centre’s already diverse treatment programme. Read more
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Wedge Gardens harnesses mindfulness
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Wedge Gardens’ Kendra Neethling has begun the journey to becoming a Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher through the University of Massachusetts. Read more
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Learners get the nitty gritty on abuse
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Wedge Gardens’ staff presented a preventative programme to the Gr 7 learners at Gustav Preller Primary School in Roodepoort on September 28, 2017. “The information forms part and parcel of their Life Orientation subject; we touch on various topics but zoom in on addiction,” says Adél Grobbelaar, the head of the Rand Aid Association substance… Read more
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Stigma, addiction and misunderstanding!
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Addiction and the notion that individuals need alcohol or drugs to cope in life creates negative feedback from society, believes Karen Griessel, a social worker at Rand Aid’s Wedge Gardens substance abuse treatment centre. Read more
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