The new drug abuse: Teens in South Africa smoking powerful anti-retroviral drug Efavirenz, meant to treat HIV and AIDs, for a cheap high.

South Africa: Crackdown On Teen Drug Abuse. ... week's announcement by Tshwane Executive Mayor Gwen Ramokgopa that she wanted to implement radical bylaws to combat drug abuse in the city.

Shocking new statistics reveal that almost half the clients at a Cape Town drug rehabilitation centre started taking drugs before their 13th birthday, while one quarter of children surveyed in the ...

Tragic Reality of Substance Abuse in South Africa The ... The use of drugs among teenagers increased by 1100 percent from 1997 to 2007, and is still increasing.

South African police have clashed with protesters demonstrating against the alleged killing of a 16-year-old boy by local policemen in Eldorado Park, an area of Soweto near Johannesburg.

Substance abuse, drug abuse-whichever euphemism you apply, the problem remains the same and its destructive aftermath leaves many broken families, lives and communities. It remains a global ...

At age 21, almost one in five reported cannabis abuse, 0.7% reported amphetamine abuse, and 3% reported abuse of both drugs. Of those participants, abuse persisted at age 30 for 36% of pot users ...

The number of teens seeking treatment for drug and alcohol addiction has grown exponentially during the past decade, as has SA's market for hard drugs, according to the Medical Research Council ...

The use of drugs among teenagers increased by 1100 percent from 1997 to 2007, and is still increasing. This is alarming by any standard. The continent of Africa is increasingly becoming vulnerable ...

South African police have clashed with protesters demonstrating against the alleged killing of a 16-year-old boy by local policemen in Eldorado Park, an area of Soweto near Johannesburg.