Addiction in South and East Africa

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).

1. 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 Neurochemistryof 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.