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Increased addiction challenges ahead?
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#Sanca #WedgeGardens Addiction expert Adél Grobbelaar is concerned that the unavailability of legal cigarettes and alcohol during the lockdown will worsen the challenges faced by people living with addiction. Adél, who holds honours degrees in social work and psychology, has dedicated over three decades to assisting alcoholics and drug addicts in an attempt to reintegrate… Read more
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The power of positivity
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#SancaWedgeGardens #Rehab During these testing times of COVID-19, many people are struggling with depression and anxiety. This poses particular challenges to people already battling substance abuse problems, especially those who have a dual diagnosis and also battle mental health issues. “It is said that we win over negativity with positivity. Good feelings and thoughts will… Read more
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Sanca happily settled at Wedge Gardens
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After relocating last year, the South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (Sanca) is settled in at Wedge Gardens treatment centre in Whitney Gardens, Lyndhurst, just outside of Johannesburg. Both the Sanca National Office and the Sanca National Academy of Learning are based at Wedge Gardens, which is situated in extensive grounds easily… Read more
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SANCA Week Challenge from the 24th to 30th of June 2016
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Most people have that one thing that is hard to give up and that we cling to, those habits that we use as ‘crutches’ to cope with emotional pain, stress, boredom; perhaps excessive shopping, eating sweets, excessive exercising or being too much of a health fanatic. We use these to escape or to have fun. People… Read more
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