{"id":182959,"date":"2018-07-24T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/182959\/multiple-solutions-offers-hope-to-substance-abusers\/"},"modified":"2018-07-24T11:59:45","modified_gmt":"2018-07-24T09:59:45","slug":"multiple-solutions-offers-hope-to-substance-abusers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/07\/24\/multiple-solutions-offers-hope-to-substance-abusers\/","title":{"rendered":"Print Exclusive: Multiple Solutions offers hope to substance abusers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When in the grips of substance abuse, often you may feel lost in the dark.<\/p>\n<p>In this darkness, Multiple Solutions, in Gerdview, hopes to be a lighthouse and provide a beacon of hope to substance abusers.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The non-profit organisation (NPO) was founded by Guido Balsari after he discovered a friend was an addict.<\/p>\n<p>For the full story be sure to get this week\u2019s copy of the Germiston City News, out on Wednesday (July 25).<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4><strong>Other print exclusive articles:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/179211\/community-cry-foul-over-building-of-cellphone-tower\/\" target=\"_blank\">Print Exclusive: Community cries foul over building of cellphone tower<\/a><\/h4>\n<div id=\"twenty_seventeen_advert_slider\">\n<h4 class=\"clearfix\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/178884\/a-lifes-passion-remembered\/\" target=\"_blank\">Print Exclusive: A life\u2019s passion remembered<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a 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