National Acupuncture Detoxification Association of South Africa (NADA)
For almost 40 years NADA has used “Acudetox” to treat addiction. It came to S.A.in 2010. NADA has trained 25000 practitioners in over 40 countries.
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Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
Narcotics Anonymous is a free, non-profit fellowship of people for whom drugs have become a major problem. NA’s program is open to addicts of all ages, nationalities, cultures, creed, gender identity, and religions. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using.
Continue reading →South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (SANCA)
The SA National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence – SANCA- is a non-governmental organisation whose major objectives are the prevention and treatment of alcohol and other drug dependence.
Continue reading →Al-Anon Family Groups (AL-ANON)
Al-Anon members are people, just like you,
who are worried about someone with a drinking problem.
Al-Anon offers understanding help; support to families and friends of problem drinkers. Our program is adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous and is based upon the Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions and Twelve Concepts of Service.
Come to a meeting.The only requirement is that you have a relative or friend with a drinking problem. Your anonymity is protected. There are no fees for membership – we are self-supporting through voluntary contributions.
Alcohol & Drug Concerns South Africa (ADC)
Formerly the SA Temperance Alliance since 1889, Alcohol and Drug Concerns has been active for more than 100 years. Alcohol and Drug Concerns is a non-profit, non-political, RESOURCE CENTRE providing information to all religions, community organizations, primary health clinics, corporates, schools and groups of 10 concerned people or more, who wish to learn how to cope with and combat the rising problem of substance abuse in South Africa. ADC will provide the means in the form of media and live presentations to benefit the community. There is no discrimination against religious beliefs or preferences. Information supplied is based on moral and ethical codes of conduct. ADC has various programmes available to the public to offer solutions to addiction problems. To help individuals and families with these problems, a counseling facility is situated at our premises at:
Continue reading →Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
Alcoholics Anonymous is a worldwide fellowship of men and women who help each other to stay sober. They offer the same help to anyone who has a drinking problem and wants to do something about it. Since they are all alcoholics themselves, they know what the illness feels like – and they have learned how to recover from it in AA.
Continue reading →Addiction Action Campaign (AAC)
The Addiction Action Campaign is a registered non-profit organization that exists for the benefit of all South Africans regardless of race, religion, culture or creed. The epidemic of addiction in our country is massive. Far greater than most people are aware of. One normally thinks of addiction in terms of illegal drugs and alcohol, but millions of South Africans are addicted to a vast range of addictions such as illegal substances, legal substances as well as behaviours.
Continue reading →South African Institute for Drug Free Sport (SAIDFS)
The South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport’s core focus is to tackle doping in sport in order to ensure a culture of ethics and fair play within South Africa.
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