LOSING ODDS Students wager NSFAS allowances and their futures at online betting sites 7 min 9 By Siyabonga Goni
HOMELESSNESS Below the bridge: Soweto’s homeless share their stories of struggle and hope 7 min 1 By Bheki C. Simelane
BHEKISISA OP-ED The hidden dangers of even moderate drinking and the need for moderation 6 min 1 By David Harrison
BOOK EXTRACT Digital dangers — how SA teens can be alive to risks in the online world 5 min 0 By Emma Sadleir and Rorke Wilson
ISS TODAY OP-ED Deadly synthetic cannabis kush takes hold of the youth in west Africa’s Mano River Basin 4 min 0 By Feyi Ogunade
PROTECT THE YOUNG OP-ED Predatory practice or creative liberty — the fight over alcohol advertising by celebrities in Ghana 5 min 0 By Kristina Sperkova and Labram Musah
THE CONVERSATION Alcohol and drugs rewire your brain by changing how your genes work – research is investigating how to counteract addiction’s effects 4 min 0 By Karla Kaun
THE CONVERSATION South Africa’s new vaping tax won’t deter young smokers 4 min 1 By Nicole Vellios and Corne van Walbeek
BHEKISISA CENTRE FOR HEALTH JOURNALISM ‘Let’s pray you’ll be okay’ – my escape from a backyard drug rehab 3 min 0 By Zano Kunene
DEALING WITH DRUGS New regional drug commission pushes for better support for drug users 5 min 1 By Caryn Dolley
THE CONVERSATION Can gaming ‘addiction’ lead to depression or aggression in young people? Here’s what the evidence says 3 min 0 By Joanne Orlando
INVESTIGATION UPDATE Western Cape illegal rehabs in the spotlight after Hout Bay residents speak out over Eleanore’s Recovery Centre 4 min 3 By Rebecca Davis
INVESTIGATION Exposed – The shocking conditions inside an illegal drug rehabilitation centre in Cape Town 10 min 5 By Rebecca Davis
SPOTLIGHT IN DEPTH Codeine regulation – a fine line between pain relief and addiction 10 min 0 By Elri Voigt
BHEKISISA Purple menace – South African teens embrace codeine-fuelled DIY high 8 min 3 By Zano Kunene, Linda Pretorius and Joan van Dyk
SEA CHANGES Surfing saves at-risk Durban kids from the gang and drug traps of street life 4 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
DM168 FOCUS FROM OUR ARCHIVES: Covid lockdown prohibition pushes South Africa’s toxic relationship with alcohol to the fore 11 min 0 By Sandisiwe Shoba
LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP Teen drama ‘Euphoria’ dominates zeitgeist with brutally honest take on addiction, gender and mental illness 6 min 0 By Giuseppe Rajkumar Guerandi
THE CONVERSATION Gambling: what happens in the brain when we get hooked – and how to regain control 4 min 0 By Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian, Christelle Langley, Henrietta Bowden-Jones and Sam Chamberlain
DEADLY STAKES Young South Africans gamble with their lives in miserable web of online betting 6 min 2 By Rufaro Samanga
PUBLIC HEALTH OP-ED New report shows liquor industry is working against WHO efforts to curb alcohol abuse 4 min 0 By Caterina Giorgi, William Ntakuka and Kristina Sperkova
