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200 10$aAddiction in South and East Africa  $eInterdisciplinary Approaches  /$fedited by Yamikani Ndasauka, Grivas Muchineripi Kayange
205   $a1st ed. 2019.
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327   $a1. Introduction: Making a Case for Addiction in Africa -- Part I Conceptualisation of Addiction -- 2. Addiction in the Light of African Values: Undermining Vitality and Community -- 3. Cannabis Use and Addiction in African Communities; a Value or a Vice? -- 4. The Moral Question of Addiction: An African Philosophical Perspective -- 5. An Ubuntu Approach to Addiction-Response Framework in Malawian Schools -- Part IIAddiction in Literature and Popular Culture -- 6. Oral Traditions: A Tool for Understanding Alcohol and Drug Addiction in Swaziland -- 7. Sex Addiction in Contemporary African Fiction: An Analysis of Selected Works of Short Fiction -- 8. Popular Culture and Representations of Addiction: Understanding Malawi Urban Music in the Narratives of Drugs and Sex -- 9. Semiotic Creativity and Innovation: Offshoots of Social Media Addiction -- 10. Macho Rhetoric in Alcohol Addiction: The Narratives of Masculinities among Malawian Youths -- Part III Neurobiology and Neurochemistry of Addiction -- 11. Neurochemistry and Pharmacology of Addictions: An African Perspective -- 12. Neurobiology of Substance of Abuse (Drugs) and Behavioural Addiction in Africa -- Part IV Substance and Non-substance Addiction -- 13. Prevalence of Alcohol Addiction in Africa -- 14. Drug Use and Addiction Amongst Women with Disabilities Who Are Commercial Sex Workers in Zimbabwe -- 15. Drug Addiction among Youths in Zimbabwe: Social Work Perspective -- 16. Internet Addiction and Mental Health among College Students in Malawi -- 17. Curbing Tobacco Addiction in Kenya: Ethical and Legal Challenges Arising -- 18. Conclusion: Defining the Future of Addiction Research in South and East Africa.
330   $aThis 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.
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