… point for illicit drugs as well as an emerging drug market. This was compounded by the
fact that the Western Cape has an entrenched gang culture that is strongly associated with …

… Globally, cannabis is the most widely consumed illicit drug, … previously used in surveys of
adolescent substance use in … risk behaviours, including substance use. The questionnaire …

… authorities for routine use despite positive … of heroin dependence but is still undergoing
evaluation. It is, however, unlikely to ever be used widely for the management of illicit drug users. …

… South Africa had a heroin problem. Cannabis, sure. It was the most popular drug across the
continent, after all; but heroin use, … , was not viewed as a South African phenomenon of any …

… Illicit drug use among adolescents is associated with poor academic performance and may
… illicit drug use has attracted growing international recognition. Especially in southern Africa, …

… common illicit drugs (cocaine, methamphetamine, MDMA and heroin), as well as the new …
substance (NPS) mephedrone at two South African WWTWs in order to estimate the drug use …

… The health risks of illicit drug use increase with the frequency and quantity of drugs used. …
The operationalised definition of illicit drug use has changed since the original Global Burden …

… to turn youth attitudes against illicit drug use had yielded the required results as expressed
by the participants in the Jabavu and Moroka Townships in Soweto, South Africa. With an …

… century, drug addiction has been a major problem affecting … million individuals use illicit
drugs [1] and illicit drug use directly ac… South Africa followed by Egypt had the highest number of …

… arrest information, profile of substance use, etc. Results of the study show high levels of drug
use among arrestees, with 45% testing positive for at least one drug (mainly cannabis and …