Do you drink until you're drunk - but only on weekends? Do you defend your teenager's drinking because “all her friends drink, and it's only at parties”? Binge drinking, “the consumption of five or more drinks in one sitting” (WHO), has become a serious problem among South African youth where 15.8% of boys and 9% of girls had their first drink before they were 13 (The South African Youth Risk Survey, 2002). 28 Aug 2008 Read more >>

If South Africa has ever had a need for a specialised toll-free helpline, it is for this severely under-reported, under-emphasised epidemic - substance abuse. 6 Aug 2008 Read more >>

"Illicit drugs destroy innumerable individual lives and undermine our societies. Confronting the illicit trade in drugs and its effects remains a major challenge for the international community." (Kofi Annan) 6 Aug 2008 Read more >>