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Item Are my children addicted to social media?(New Vision, 2026-05-18) Bamuhigire, OscarDear Natali, I would like to thank you for being concerned about your children's mental health, and for being cautious about their use of smartphones. The decision as to whether you should deprive your children of their smartphones or not should be determined by whether they are addicted to them or not.Item Can alcohol treat depression?(New Vision, 2018-01-08) Bamuhigire, OscarIt is good that you have been sober for some months and it is important that you do not lose what you have fought so hard to gain. Sometimes people relapse when they got depressed, because they forget hoe terrible their lives were when they used to drinks fades. When the temporary relief that comes with taking a few drinks fades away.Item Do female hormones cause alcoholism in women(New Vision, 2026-02-16) Bamuhigire, OscarDear counsellor, what makes women to binge drink? Can female hormones cause alcoholism in women? I took my wife at a rehab for alcoholism, but she keeps relapsing and binge drinking at the end of the month with her female friends. A friend told me its because their hormones are high at that time.Item Does child abuse make addiction worse?(New Vision, 2026-03-16) Bamuhigire, OscarDear Marvin, I would like to thank you for taking your daughter into treatment for addiction, Despite the relapses, She is likely to recover if she gets additional support.Item Does quitting alcohol result in hallucinations?(New Vision, 2018-04-16) Bamuhigire, OscarDear Counsellor, Why is it that when some people stop drinking they get hallucinations? How can they be helped? Angella, KampalaItem Help, my daughter is a drug addict!(New Vision, 2017-11-06) Bamuhigire, OscarA your daughter's situation is not as complicated as you may think. Many addicts who have been in similar or worse situations have recovered, either fully or shown significant improvement. Your daughter may be suffering from depression, but it will resolve after a certain period of abstinence.Item How big a problem does marijuana pose to the heart?(New Vision, 2026-03-09) Bamuhigire, OscarDear counsellor, How big a problem marijuana pose to the heart? You once said that it can cause heart disease, but is the risk that big? Does it apply to all forms of cannabis? Since marijuana is a medicinal herb, doesn't this make the risk very minimal? I am addicted to smoking marijuana, but sometimes I boil the leaves and drink water, which I think is safer.Item How serious is the issue of alcoholism among children?(New Vision, 2026-05-11) Bamuhigire, OscarItem I quit drinking but I am depressed.(New Vision, 2018-01-01) Bamuhigire, OscarI have been sober for some years, I to quit but I suffer from depression. Despite the fact the I have taken antidepressants for months now, my condition has not improved. What can I do to get better? I would say that one of the most common causes of treatment failure among people suffering from depression, is their tendency to thick that medication alone can fix their problem.Item Is cocaine as addictive, dangerous as other drugs?(New Vision, 2017-08-07) Bamuhigire, OscarCocaine is an addictive and harmful drug. Most people because addicted to it after using it regularly because, according to a 2010 study published in the journal Trend in Neurosciences, they became less sensitive to things that naturally make them happy and substitute them with cocaine.Item Is it dangerous to give children smartphones?(New Vision, 2026-05-25) Bamuhigire, OscarThank you for being concerned about your children's mental health and I encourage you to go a step further and get them treated for any mental illness or addiction that they may be suffering from. Children of any age can get addicted to their phones and this can impair their ability to function normally in many areas of their lives.Item Is sex addiction common?(New Vision, 2017-09-04) Bamuhigire, OscarAccording to a 2010 study published in the journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 37% of University students are sex addicts. Another study published in the journal Annals of Clinical Psychiatry, 2013, found that 2.0% of University students (3.0%, men, 1.2% women) were sex addicts. Among mental patients, the rates have been 1.7% and 4.4%. That is according to a 2011 study published in the journal Psychiatry Research.Item Is there a big rise in the availability of drugs these days?(New Vision, 2026-03-23) Bamuhigire, OscarDear Mosha, it is true that there is high rise in drug abuse not only in Uganda, but also all over the world. According to the world drug report 2018, there is an opioid crisis, prescription drug abuse has expanded; cocaine and opium have hit record highs.Item Is there a rise in availability of abusable drugs these days?(New Vision, 2026-03-02) Bamuhigire, OscarDear counsellor, is there a big rise in the availability of abusable drugs these day? How bad is it? Twenty years ago, when I took a relative to rehab, 90% of the patients there were catholics.Item My brother has failed to quit smoking, is it mental illness?(New Vision, 2017-08-28) Bamuhigire, OscarEvery year, about three out of four smokers plan to quit and yet out of these only 5% make a successful attempt. That is according to a 2009 study published in the journal Health Reports.