Conclusion: Defining the Future of Addiction Research in South and East Africa

Abstract

The chapter gives a brief summary of what has been discussed in the book. It helps map the way for future research on addiction in Africa. It notes that this topic of addiction in Africa is still young and that there is vast room for research on addiction in Africa. Hence, it employs governments and research institutions to take a leading role in growing number of experts and providing adequate facilities for the study of philosophical, neurobiological, neurochemistry, psychological, and social-cultural aspects of understanding and treating addiction in Africa.