Say It Anyway - The NACOSA Podcast
Episodes
Ayanda's Journey
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the Story of Ayanda and how the My Journey Youth Programme works for young women. Not to wave a magic wand and eliminate HIV risk but to suppo...
Disability: More than you see
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is it like to navigate through an unaccommodating world when you are living with a disability? Two inspirational NACOSA staff members talk honest...
The public as parent
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Communities get angry when they see drug use out in the open. If we don’t see it, if we turn our backs, it’s doesn’t exist. Right? But what if w...
Pregnancy and substance use
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There is perhaps nothing more controversial than pregnancy and drug use. Few people understand the complex issues that people dependent on drugs who b...
When parents use drugs
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know a parent who uses drugs? Be honest – did you judge them? Parents are responsible for nurturing and caring for their children so when you...
Parenting young people who use drugs
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Youth is a time of transition and there are lots of reasons why young people use drugs: to fit in, to see what it feels like, for confidence or to dis...
Introducing Say It Anyway
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Say It Anyway is NACOSA’s new podcast where real voices take the mic. No jargon, no judgement – just raw, honest conversations that bring hidden p...