PDF Sex Addiction – Anonymous on Air Interview with Chris 14 June 2011
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Warren and Pat speak to Chris who describes very candidly, his life struggles with sex addiction, alcoholism and also about his recovery. This show was fascinating, challenging and very moving.
Very misunderstood, sex addiction can be as devastating and fatal as any other addiction. We all learned a lot from Chris who was very honest in talking about how addiction has affected his life. He has turned his life around and now spends much of his time helping other people recover.
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Should alcohol advertising be banned in South Africa?
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This is your opportunity to have your voice heard and your opinions expressed. Please select your opinion and, express any comments you have in the comments section below the poll. Please remember before voting, that we are talking about the banning of alcohol advertising, and not the banning of the sale of alcohol.
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Should alcohol advertising be banned in South Africa?
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Is Alcohol Worse Than Ecstasy?
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Alcoholism in Schools – 702
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The podcast below is from a recent interview on 702 where Gibelo Dandala interviewed AAC C.E.O. Warren Whitfield about alcoholism in schools.
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AAC National Addiction Sobriety Week 27 June – 3 July
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The Addiction Action Campaign (AAC) announced today that they would be hosting a national addiction prevention week as from 2012, which is to be named the AAC National Addiction Sobriety Week.
The need for such a week was identified by AAC C.E.O. Warren Whitfield. Speaking from their Johannesburg office, he said “Unfortunately the world consciousness seems to think that addiction is just drugs. More people live with and die from an addiction than from HIV AIDS and yet there still is no national funding that makes treatment accessible to all.”
Whitfield said that there are many addictions in South Africa which do not get the attention they deserve, nor does the country realise how extensive the issue is. “Drug addiction is just a small part of addiction. People are addicted to a host of other things and behaviours which are not drugs and our laws such as the Prevention for and Treatment of Substance Abuse Act, do not make allowances or provisions for behavioural addictions such as porn, gambling, over spending and sex” he said.
Whitfield called on all South African’s, corporates and government to support this initiative as much as possible as the epidemic of addiction in South Africa is “almost out of control”. He said, “It is time to realise that the issue of addiction in South Africa is about 15 years behind the successes of the HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention campaigns. Yet it kills far more South African’s annually”.
The week will run every year following the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking which is held annually on the 26th of June.
For more information, contact : Warren Whitfield > 079-066-3382
SANCA Drug Awareness Week > 20 – 26 June 2011
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SANCA’s National Drug Awareness Week – see also AAC National Addiction Sobriety Week
SANCA’s National Drug Awareness Week is an annual campaign that undertakes to highlight the substance abuse problem in South Africa. The campaign is designed to create awareness and understanding about substance abuse and its dangers, to educate and assist those affected by drugs by giving them information about where to get help, and to put a stop to the abuse of both drugs and alcohol. Show your support of this worthy cause, by buying and wearing a yellow ribbon, from the 19-26 June.
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For more details contact:
MRS SHAMIM GARDA
SANCA National Executive Director
PO Box 663
2006 AUCKLAND PARK
Tel: +27 11 781 6410
Fax: +27 11 781 6420
Fax 2 Email: 0866914802