… Despite a high prevalence of alcohol and other drug use (AOD) in South Africa, little is
known about AOD use among women, including those in treatment centres, and changes in …

… drug use, and the role of drug use and other intra-personal, peer, parental and environmental
factors in predicting multiple victimisation among adolescents in South Africa… drug use; self …

This paper aims to provide surveillance information about the extent and consequences of
alcohol and other drug (AOD) use by adolescents for three sentinel sites in South Africa (…

… debut of substance use for most … other findings across the world, including South Africa.Various
studies have confirmed the adolescent age as the high risk age group for substance use.…

… be extrapolated to a LMIC such as South Africa where the profile of drug use is very different
and where problematic drinking is one of the single greatest threats to public health [20]. …

… Among the different drugs used, the highest past 3-month prevalence was for cannabis (4.0%),
as found in the 2008 South Africa survey (3.3%)5 and also in other countries such as the …

… provides an overview of substance misuse trends and treatment challenges in South Africa.
… Despite the high comorbidity of substance use and other mental disorders, few substance …

… Another drug reported to be on increase in South Africa is crack. South Africa (16.9%) appears
similar to other … problem of substance use, this paper suggests that South Africa needs to …

… Our findings raise potentially important questions about the trajectory of alcohol, tobacco,
and other drug use in South Africa and the associated determinants and correlates of …

… methamphetamine and heroin in South Africa, this study also provided a platform where
students could disclose their use and/or abuse of other types of substance use. This information …