Objective: Illicit drug use is a growing public health problem. The aim of the study was to
assess the prevalence of drug use and the sociodemographic and health characteristics that …

This review synthesizes available epidemiological data on current drug use and substance
user treatment admissions in South Africa since 1994, and how changes in the political …

BACKGROUND: Several studies have examined the use of psychoactive substances among
selected groups in Nigeria. Here, we extend the description to include the features of …

Objective: To estimate the prevalence and predictors of illicit drug use among school-going
adolescents in Harare, Zimbabwe. Methods: We used data from the Global School-based …

Purpose: In South Africa, there has been an increase in illicit drug trafficking and
consumption and associated problems since the 1990s. Mitchells Plain in Cape Town is …

The relationship between man and substances that have abuse potentials, and whose use
has been associated with the development or progression of substance use disorders has …

The history of psychoactive substance use in Africa is relatively short except for the reports
on the use of traditional substances such as alcohol, cannabis and khat. The introduction of …

This study was undertaken between November and December 2016 as a follow-up to two
other studies conducted in 2007 and 2012 to assess the status of drugs and substance …

Objective: Substance use continues to be major risk behaviour among youth, with
consequent physical and/or mental health complications. The current study aimed to …

Use of alcohol and other psychoactive substances is associated with serious social and
public health problems, but the extent of the problem in Sub‐Saharan Africa is not well …