Addiction in South and East Africa: Interdisciplinary Approaches

Book info: Addiction in South and East Africa: Interdisciplinary Approaches (Hardcover, 333 pages) – Palgrave Macmillan, 2019. Language: English.

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.

Editorial Reviews From the Back Cover 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. About the Author

Yamikani Ndasauka, PhD, is Senior Lecturer and Head-Department of Philosophy at Chancellor College in the University of Malawi. He has 9 years of teaching and research experience in Philosophy, Psychology, and Ethics. He has published in international journals such as Frontiers in Psychology, Computers in Human Behaviour, and PlosOne.

Grivas Muchineripi Kayange, PhD, is Senior Lecture and Dean-Faculty of Humanities at Chancellor College in the University of Malawi. His recent publications include Meaning and Truth in African Philosophy (Springer, 2018) and Rediscovering Individual-based Values in Ubuntu Virtue Ethics: Transforming Corporate Entities in Post-colonial Africa (ISAP, Book chapter, 2018).