Young people and illicit drug use

N Hunt - Sex, drugs and young people, 2013 - api.taylorfrancis.com
South Africa. There are also some important regional differences, with more … use of the
stimulant khat in eastern Africa and the depressant methaqualone in parts of South Africa such as …

The Global Burden of Disease projects: what have we learned about illicit drug use and dependence and their contribution to the global burden of disease?

L Degenhardt, H Whiteford… - Drug and Alcohol Review, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
… Here we provide a brief summary of the work for illicit drug use. … by the expert group examining
illicit drug use and mental disorders, with a specific focus on illicit drugs. We draw on work …

[PDF][PDF] An investigative study into the knowledge and perceptions of illicit drug trafficking into and within Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

L Moodley - 2016 - core.ac.uk
… a designated drug unit in South Africa. Due to the ever-changing nature of the drug market, it
… The scarcity of data on illicit drug trafficking in Africa, and particularly in South Africa, stands …

Monitoring alcohol and drug abuse trends in South Africa (1996–2006): reflections on treatment demand trends

C Parry, A Plüddemann… - Contemporary Drug …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
… of illicit drugs, have stimulated an increase in drug transshipment through South Africa
and an increase in local use of a wide variety of drugs that were not previously available. …

[PDF][PDF] Illicit drug use trends in South Africa

K Peltzer, S Ramlagan, G Mohlala, G Matseke - 2007 - repository.hsrc.ac.za
… • The average amount spent a week on illicit drugs was 494 Rand, range R 20 to 2500.
The money for buying illicit drugs comes mainly from work (74%), family (13%) and account …

An exploration of lifestyle theory as pertaining to the use of illegal drugs by young persons at risk in informal settlements in South Africa

J Prinsloo, M Ovens - … Criminologica: African Journal of Criminology …, 2015 - journals.co.za
… are living in informal settlements in South Africa. As a result of … be exposed to illegal substance
use and other criminogenic … importance for understanding illicit drug use among young …

Drug-related crime and poverty in South Africa

P Cheteni, G Mah, YK Yohane - Cogent Economics & Finance, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
… in South Africa. We focus on South Africa as it represents a unique case among African
effects they have on the end user or generating any other illegal activity. The following is a …

[PDF][PDF] 4. BLAME IT ON THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY: POLICING ILLICIT DRUGS IN SOUTH AFRICA

D Shikwambana, JT Mofokeng - EDITORIAL BOARD, 2012 - researchgate.net
… is part of the problem. Illicit drug use has a serious impact for all South African citizens
because drug abuse contributes to serious crime, family violence, gangsterism, and social …

The constitutional case for legal regulation of illicit drugs in South Africa

MA Vieira - 2021 - open.uct.ac.za
… legal framework in respect of South Africa’s drug policy and the international drug control
regime underpinning it. Secondly, it will consider the history of drug policy in order to determine …

Drug trafficking, use, and HIV risk: the need for comprehensive interventions

J Mbwambo, SA McCurdy, B Myers, B Lambdin… - Sahara-J: Journal of …, 2012 - ajol.info
… is South Africa, which arguably has one of the most entrenched drug economies in the region,
and illicit drug use is … Since South Africa’s transition to democracy in 1994 and subsequent …