The South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (SANCA) is challenging everyone with an addiction problem to take part in their “Kick Your Habit” campaign from 21 to 27 June.
The purpose of this one-week challenge is to raise awareness of the complexities related to addiction and dependence. It seeks to build awareness through experience, by challenging individuals within our communities and country to stop using one ‘thing’ for a week and experience, albeit briefly, what a substance dependent might go through in treatment.
With experience comes education and this is the ultimate aim of the campaign. Whether this ‘thing’ is caffeine, tobacco, chocolate, or even shopping, is entirely up to the individual’s discretion, however, it is important to consider your choice and select the habit that you can identify using on a regular basis.
Keeping a daily log, or even an online blog of your progress is encouraged, as this will create awareness for the difficulties faced by dependents on a daily basis. Whether this daily log is posted online or is private, it is your decision, as long as you engage with the challenge.
SANCA is asking all South Africans to join the challenge and to challenge each other during the week.
“By raising awareness of the difficulties related to substance use and abuse we take a step closer to lowering the incidence and rates of substance use within our country. It is our responsibility as citizens of this country to work together to build a brighter future for the next generation,” says SANCA’s National Directorate in a media release.
* SANCA is a non-profit organisation that is committed to the treatment, prevention and awareness of drug dependence within all nine provinces of South Africa. With more than 60 years’ experience in this field, it is one of the leading organisations fighting the ever-increasing substance use and abuse rates within the country. With 31 clinics and 98 service points throughout the country, SANCA is also one of the biggest non-profit organisations in South Africa, with all of its branches affiliated to the SANCA National Directorate based in Johannesburg, Gauteng.
For more information, please contact SANCA National Directorate on (011) 892 3829, Website: www.sancanational.info or Email: sancanational@telkomsa.net
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