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The Dark Side of Painkillers

The dark side of painkillers
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In South Africa, nearly 45 percent of people seeking treatment for prescription medicine dependence reported the use of opioid-containing painkillers, according to one Cape Town-based study. This is the tip of the iceberg, … “Much is said about… Continue reading

Security Upped After Ex-Gangster Shot

Security upped after ex-gangster shot
Filed under: drug rehab centres in cape town

A CENTRE in Bellville South housing a number of former gangsters participating in a rehabilitation programme is set to have its security bolstered after three of the programme's leaders were shot. … The centre opened in July.… Continue reading

Pastor Tried to Smuggle Drugs Into Prison

Pastor tried to smuggle drugs into prison
Filed under: private rehabilitation centres

The man was among a group of clergymen granted access to Buffeljags Correctional Centre in Swellendam to perform spiritual rehabilitation of prisoners on Saturday. Correctional Services spokesman Simphiwe Xako said when the pastor was searched at …
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Can Rapists Be Rehabilitated?

Can rapists be rehabilitated?
Filed under: rehab centres in johannesburg

Johannesburg – A series of shockingly gruesome rapes of young women has drawn international outrage – first the assault and disembowelment of 17-year-old Anene Booysen, then the murder of Grade 8 pupil Thandeka Madonsela. Yet as judges continue to …… Continue reading

TelecomTV One – News Now It's Official. Facebook Can Make You Mad in More

TelecomTV One – News Now it's official. Facebook can make you mad in more
Filed under: addiction recovery centre

Scientists working at Tel Aviv University in Israel have found causal evidence directly linking "psychotic episodes" suffered by some mentally-ill hospital patients to addiction to, and delusions brought on by,… Continue reading

Sri Lanka's Rights Violations Bring Commonwealth to Turning Point

Sri Lanka's rights violations bring Commonwealth to turning point
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Jaffna University students who tried to protest peacefully last November were arrested and bundled off for forcible “rehabilitation”. In March, grieving mothers and wives of the disappeared … It is perhaps not surprising that… Continue reading