Addiction in South and East Africa Interdisciplinary Approaches
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 addic
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Addiction in South and East Africa
Yamikani Ndasauka Grivas Muchineripi Kayange Editors
Addiction in South and East Africa Interdisciplinary Approaches
Editors Yamikani Ndasauka Chancellor College University of Malawi Zomba, Malawi
Grivas Muchineripi Kayange Chancellor College University of Malawi Zomba, Malawi
ISBN 978-3-030-13592-8 ISBN 978-3-030-13593-5 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13593-5 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Marina Lohrbach_shutterstock.com This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
This work is an interdisciplinary volume that investigates addiction in Africa, particularly in South and East Africa. The contributors of this volume are experts in different fields including psychology, chemistry, biology, African philosophy, ethics, literature, anthropology and cultural studies. The chapters are mainly dependent on original research given that there is not much that has been written on the subject of addiction in Africa. The book has therefore responded to the gap of knowledge on addiction in Africa. Apart from the provision of knowledge, the book has discussed and attempted to provide solutions to specific issues regarding drug abuse and addiction, alcohol abuse and addiction, and sex addiction. Drug and alcohol abuse have been on the rise in Africa and have proved to be hazardous for the African continent. Among the different causes of deaths in Africa, abuse and addiction have led to premature deaths, mainly among the youths. Similarly, sex addiction has negatively affected development in Africa, due to
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