Addiction Decision Frameworks for the South African context.

 

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​This material is intended to support families, professionals, journalists, and policy-adjacent readers who need clear explanations of how addiction-related decisions typically unfold, where systems fail, and what constraints exist in practice.

This is not a treatment site. It does not provide clinical services, referrals, or individual advice.

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Purpose of this site

Addiction is often discussed in emotional or ideological terms, while the real-world decisions families and systems face are poorly explained.

This site exists to:

• Clarify common decision points faced by families

• Describe system-level pathways and constraints

• Make implicit risks and trade-offs explicit

• Reduce confusion created by oversimplified narratives

The focus is on understanding options, not directing outcomes.

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Who this site is for

The material published here is intended for:

• Family members supporting an adult with addiction

• Employers and workplace managers

• Journalists and researchers

• Social workers and community professionals

• Public-interest and policy readers

It is written for non-specialists and does not assume clinical, legal, or academic training.

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What you will find here

This site publishes structured frameworks that address:

• Refusal of treatment and loss of leverage

• Risk escalation and crisis thresholds

• Medical aid coverage and funding gaps

• Ethical boundaries in family and professional involvement

• Mismatches between policy, expectation, and lived reality

All frameworks are specific to the South African context unless stated otherwise.

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What you will not find here

This site does not:

• Offer treatment or admissions services

• Recommend or promote specific providers

• Publish success claims or outcome guarantees

• Collect personal information for marketing

• Advocate for particular programmes or models

Its role is explanatory, not persuasive.

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How this material should be used

The frameworks published here are intended to support informed discussion and planning.

They do not replace professional assessment, legal advice, or clinical care. Where individual risk or urgent intervention is present, appropriately qualified professionals should be consulted.

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About independence

This site operates as an independent publishing platform.

Content is developed for public-interest clarity and is not produced on behalf of any clinic, programme, or commercial entity. Contributor affiliations, where relevant, are disclosed separately for transparency.