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International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
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#SancaWedgeGardens #InternationalDayAgainstDrugAbuse #WorldDrugDay #FactsForSolidarity The International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, also known as ‘World Drug Day’, is celebrated annually on 26 June. The theme of World Drug Day 2020 is “Better Knowledge for Better Care.” The field of addressing the drug problem has been ‘plagued’ by misinformation of many kinds. This year’s… Read more
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A recovering addict’s story
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Amy should’ve said ‘yes, yes, yes!’ Over the years, I had been able to bring myself to sobriety but would relapse after a few months. I had no idea why this was the case. I mean, I wanted to stay clean but I would fall off the wagon after some time. I knew something was… Read more
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Drugs won’t get you to where you want to be, learners told
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Learners at a Devon school heard on 20 February that drugs are a one-way road to failure. Zikhethele High School is in a rural area 40km from Springs, near Gauteng’s border with Mpumalanga. As with all out-of-the way places, residents do not have access to the same services as urban dwellers do. Given their relative… Read more
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Addicts are not bad, but addiction is!
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Personal experience with addicts has given Paige Little strong beliefs on rehab. The newly appointed occupational therapist at Wedge Gardens treatment centre says that she has seen first-hand the destruction that can come through addiction. “However, I believe there is so much more to a person. Addiction is bad but it’s important for addicts to… Read more
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Wedge Gardens interviewed on Health Matters: Drug Awareness Week
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Watch the Health Matters video in which Host Dr Yakub Essack talks about Drug Awareness Week with Wedge Gardens’ Adel Grobbelaar to understand the medical issues and signs of drug addicts as well as where and how to treat an addict. #WedgeGardens #KickYourHabit Read more
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Committed to fighting drug and alcohol 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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Go OCSOBER this October
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Rand Aid’s Wedge Gardens, a Sanca-affiliated substance abuse treatment centre, encourages you to go OCSOBER this October. The centre offers professional, compassionate, holistic treatment for people wanting a fresh start www.wedgegardens.co.za Read more
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Tea, scones and vocational training at Wedge Gardens
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Hands-on training and fresh warm scones created a win-win situation at Wedge Gardens Treatment Centre recently. Read more
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