The World Health Organisation recommended opioid substitution drug treatment but because of the cost this therapy is not offered in the public health service
The low-grade form of heroin continues to strip the youth of their future and the young women living in a drug house in Ekurhuleni say the police do not take them seriously
The police and criminal justice system continue with a punitive approach to fight illegal drug trade, targeting poor black users in particular
It is not clear yet whether the Taliban government will clamp down on the illicit trade
Deputy Social Development Minister Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu tells the UN that the war on drugs has failed and is suggesting other options to tackle addiction
In eThekwini a successful scheme is helping homeless people, but some say the lack of drugs to feed their addictions means it is better to stay away
Here is a look at the opioid crisis and the tensions it has caused between China and the United States
Learners turn to anti-anxiety medication to manage stress but punishment remains the state’s primary intervention
Today, I’m a weed activist. I’ve seen the injustice of really, really good people getting fucked by really bad laws
Programmes letting people swap illegal highs for medications are popping up all over the country. Here’s how they work.
No one really knows how many people inject drugs in east and southern Africa and that’s a bigger problem than you think.
If you think shutting down needle exchange programmes will keep your city free of contaminated needles, think again.
Being an addict on the street is hard, the two men say. But trying to break the habit is the hardest
When people with diabetes inject insulin, we don’t see that as an addiction. So why is opioid substitution therapy considered one?
Find out how drug users banded together to use a simple injection to save thousands of lives.
This programme is saving heroin users on the streets of Tshwane, one clean needle at a time.
The Tshwane initiative could help reduce drug use, drug-related crime and new HIV infections.
Did you know that ‘bluetoothing’ puts you at risk of contracting multiple bloodborne diseases and it doesn’t even get you high?
Pictures of drug users injecting themselves with the blood of others have gone viral in SA.
Introduce harm-reduction and HIV programmes – especially for heroin users – before it’s too late.
