Addiction rehabilitation in South Africa was traditionally based on a client-centred approach, with less emphasis on reintegration into the community. Rand Aid's Wedge Gardens Treatment Centre has pioneered work towards rehabilitation based on a holistic approach, which is available to local and international clients. Although this type of rehabilitation had long been used by western society, this has not been the case in South Africa. Rand Aid used a mixed quantitative-qualitative study to explore the needs related to treatment at Wedge Gardens. The study provided evidence that patients have to be equipped to be able to reintegrate with their significant others, as well as the community at large. Rand Aid developed a holistic programme based on multi-disciplinary integration, and recovery care. Wedge Garden's Full Circle Recovery Programme for people battling substance addiction is thus a holistic, systematic, problem-solving and reality therapy approach that makes use of ...