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Drug culture

Heroin hits South Africa along the ‘highway to impunity’

ISS Today

Heroin hits South Africa along the ‘highway to impunity’

By ISS Today

The work of whoonga, an epidemic on the move

Op-Ed

The work of whoonga, an epidemic on the move

By Mark Hunter

By Unknown Author

Newsdeck

Russians cut back on drinking, smoking as fitness trend grows

By AFP

ISS Today: Ghana’s bold step away from the ‘war on drugs’

Africa

ISS Today: Ghana’s bold step away from the ‘war on drugs’

By ISS Today

West Africa reform agenda looks to decriminalise drug use

Africa

West Africa reform agenda looks to decriminalise drug use

By Leandre Banon

GroundUp: Harm reduction versus abstinence – experts debate drug laws

South Africa

GroundUp: Harm reduction versus abstinence – experts debate drug laws

By GroundUp

Podcast: The Psychonauts – psychedelic psychiatry, and magic mushroom on trial in South Africa in 2018

South Africa

Podcast: The Psychonauts – psychedelic psychiatry, and magic mushroom on trial in South Africa in 2018

By Leonie Joubert

Newsdeck

Cape Town drunk driver five times over limit… at 05:30

By News24

Op-Ed: How drugs (and alcohol) kill – and it’s not what you think it is

South Africa

Op-Ed: How drugs (and alcohol) kill – and it’s not what you think it is

By Zane Dangor

GroundUp: High priorities as marchers demand right to carry dagga

South Africa

GroundUp: High priorities as marchers demand right to carry dagga

By GroundUp

GroundUp: Don’t treat drug users as criminals, say health workers

South Africa

GroundUp: Don’t treat drug users as criminals, say health workers

By GroundUp

Op-Ed: Drug Policy Reform gets a Foothold in West Africa

Africa

Op-Ed: Drug Policy Reform gets a Foothold in West Africa

By Leandre Banon

Addiction & Recovery: When the carrot beats the stick

Maverick Life

Addiction & Recovery: When the carrot beats the stick

By Marelise Van Der Merwe

Op-Ed: Sustainable development under threat from drug trafficking in West Africa

Africa

Op-Ed: Sustainable development under threat from drug trafficking in West Africa

By Leandre Banon

Health-E: World endorses more ‘war on drugs’

South Africa

Health-E: World endorses more ‘war on drugs’

By Health-e News

Comrades in arms: South Africa, Russia, and the new global war on drugs

South Africa

Comrades in arms: South Africa, Russia, and the new global war on drugs

By Kevin Bloom

Health-e News: Why is SA not offering painless withdrawal to drug addicts?

South Africa

Health-e News: Why is SA not offering painless withdrawal to drug addicts?

By Health-e News

World's first state-licensed marijuana retailers open doors in Colorado

World

World's first state-licensed marijuana retailers open doors in Colorado

By Reuters

Soweto: Inside a nyaope dealer’s den

South Africa

Soweto: Inside a nyaope dealer’s den

By BC Simelane & Greg Nicolson

Analysis: Stop the deception, legalise drugs

South Africa

Analysis: Stop the deception, legalise drugs

By Chris Gibbons