Cocaine Abuse South Africa
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Cocaine abuse appears to be rising in Africa, particularly along emerging cocaine trafficking routes in West and Southern Africa. Data on treatment for drug abuse in South Africa show a strong increase in cocaine-related treatment between 1998 and 2008, fluctuating between 11% and 25% of total … Return Doc
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Particularly along emerging cocaine trafficking routes in West and Southern Africa. Data on treatment for drug abuse in South Africa show a strong increase in … Fetch This Document
Illicit Drug Use Trends In South Africa
Cocaine (crack. etc.) 7.3 5.6 0.2 (0.5) 0.0 (0.2) SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT • Treatment demand by province and by gender, race, age and primary Comparisons of illicit drug use epidemiology: South Africa, USA and Australia … Fetch Doc
Drug Use In South Africa – Fact Sheet
Cocaine use in South Africa Fact sheet prepared by: Alcohol & Drug Abuse Research Group Medical Research Council What is cocaine? • Cocaine is a central nervous stimulant extracted from the leaves of the coca plant … Retrieve Doc
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, And Policy
South Africa and the European Union, the majority of patients coming to treatment with cocaine as a primary drug of abuse are new admissions. In the absence of other … Return Doc
COCAINE TRAFFICKING IN WESTERN AFRICA
South Africa is also the only country in Africa with documented increases of cocaine abuse, with data collected for the past 10 years by the South African Community Epidemiology Network on … Fetch Content
AN OVERVIEW OF THE MANAGEMENT OF THE DRUG SITUATION IN SOUTH …
Cocaine South Africa's cocaine market originally catered to upper-income consumer groups, with trafficking originally controlled by White networks. The substance abuse component is currently being reviewed and made stronger in order to address the escalation of the drug abuse problem within South Africa. … Read More
Monitoring Alcohol & Drug Abuse Trends In South Africa …
Abuse Trends in South Africa (July 1996 – June 2010) Andreas Plüddemann, Siphokazi Dada, Charles treatment whose primary drug of abuse is cocaine powder or crack was 28 to 33 years … Retrieve Document
DRUGS IN AFRICA: A GLOBAL PROBLEM
The Kinshasa Association against Drug Abuse, LIPILDRO, warns that because farmers prefer to grow a cannabis, by 2010, Congo will face a serious food shortage. In this country there are also experiments with opium poppy growing in Equator province and cocaine in the Shaba region. South Africa is still … Get Doc
South Africa
The project will be implemented in Greater Pretoria, South Africa. Drinking alcohol seems to be part of the perceived peer group norm in this area. Other substances used in the area are cannabis, cocaine, crack and mandrax. Major risk factors are perceived peer group norms -substance abuse is perceived … Get Content Here
Epidemiology Of Drug abuse Treatment In South Africa
Parry CDH, Plüddemann A, Myers B. Cocaine treatment admissions at three sentinel sites in South Africa (1997-2006): findings and implications for policy, practice and research. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention and Policy 2007; 2: 37. … Return Doc
SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN SOUTH AFRICA: COUNTRY REPORT FOCUSSING ON …
SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN SOUTH AFRICA: COUNTRY REPORT FOCUSSING ON YOUNG PERSONS South Africa Report, pg. 11 parent households; increased availability as a result of increased trafficking of drugs such as cocaine and heroin through South Africa which in turn may be due to factors … Fetch Here
SOUTH AFRICA
At the dawn of the new millennium, the unfortunate reality is that drug abuse, drug trafficking, of heroin, cocaine and ecstasy is less prevalent, this has increased notably since the mid- South Africa has the necessary legislative infrastructure to effect drug … Document Retrieval
Methamphetamine Use In South Africa: Do Increased Rates Of …
Methamphetamine use in South Africa: Do increased rates of methamphetamine smoking represent an HIV transmission threat? male female 19.1 15.9 24.4 32.4 18.4 11.1 58.8 61.1 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Percent Responding "Yes" opiates alcohol cocaine meth Primary Drug of Abuse … Return Doc