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From addiction to activist: Durban youth’s mission to help others 

Dlamini now walks the streets of KwaMashu in Durban, going from house to house, meeting young people who are caught in addiction.
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[WATCH] Sipho Dlamini once used the streets to score drugs. Now he walks those same streets to help others get clean. From sharing needles to sharing his story, this is what lived experience can do. #addictionrecovery #HealthNews #youth ... See MoreSee Less
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[WATCH] Sipho Dlamini once used the streets to score drugs.Now he walks those same streets to help others get clean. From sharing needles to sharing his story, this is what lived experience can do.....addiction recovery, health news, addiction, youth, KwaMashu, South Africa ... See MoreSee Less
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What began in 2010 as a way to escape emotional pain became a dangerous spiral for Sipho Dlamini.He started using drugs, unaware of the risks. Years later, he was injecting and living with HIV from shared needles.“It was a dark time in my life,” he says. 💔But through a local awareness programme, Sipho found a way out. He quit drugs, got support, and started turning his life around.Today, he’s an activist, going door-to-door to help young people who are still caught in addiction. 💪🏾 Find out more in the comments. 👇🏾#HealthNews #addictionrecovery #youth ... See MoreSee Less
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In 2010, Sipho Dlamini started using drugs. He didn’t realise how much it would cost him.Years later, he was injecting drugs and had contracted HIV from shared needles.“It was a dark time in my life.”But support from a local awareness programme gave him a way out.He got clean and found purpose.Today, he’s walking through the streets of KwaMashu, not as a user, but as an activist. Find out more at the link in bio. 🔗 ... See MoreSee Less
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It’s that time of the year where South Africans are taking out the winter blankets that were stored in the wardrobe. 🥶 It’s cold and wet, and you’ve decided to get the flu jab. 😷 💉 But then you still fall sick after recieving it, so you think: It must be the reason why. 🤔 Some say the vaccine gave them flu, others say it doesn’t work at all. But what’s the actual purpose of the flu shot and how’s it supposed to work? 🤷🏾‍♀️@mvuyo_m from the @nicd_sa breaks it down.Keep an eye on our page as we continue to break down misunderstood health information you might of heard of, with the help of experts!#WinterisHere #Flu #FluSeason ... See MoreSee Less
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