Download or read book Addiction in South and East Africa written by Yamikani Ndasauka and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-06-12 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores both the existence and prevalence of addiction in South and East Africa, departing from traditional assumptions about addiction in the region. The authors employ an interdisciplinary approach to understand the actual prevalence of addiction and the forms it takes in South and East Africa. The book also addresses the perceptions and conceptualisation of addiction in the region, in addition to discussing specific issues related to drug and alcohol abuse and addiction, social media addiction, and sex addiction.