Add to ORKGSummary: The countries of the world continue to experience a serious drug problem. Africa is not immune to the drug prob-lem. African governments are concerned about the continued incidence and involvement of their nationals in drug trafficking and abuse. Examination of available data reveal that cannabis is the primary drug abused in the continent, with some abuse of opium and cocaine, and an alarming increase in the availability for non-medical use and illicit trafficking in psychotropic sub-stances (mainly methaqualone in the form of Mandrax and amphetamines). This paper analyzes the efforts and programs aimed at the prevention of drug abuse and the treatment and rehabilitation of drug-dependent persons in Africa. It describes and prescr...
African policy makers find themselves confronted by a phenomenon of rising substance use particularl...
Illicit drug use negatively affects development of human and physical capital of any nation. Huge fi...
Council of Ministers Thirty-Fifth Ordinary Session 18 - 20 June 1980 Freetown, Sierra LeoneThis repo...
200 million people (about 5% of the world's population aged 15 to 64) have used illicit drugs at lea...
The rapid increase in communication and transportation between Africa and other continents as well a...
Assembly of Heads of State And Government Thirty-Second Ordinary Session 8-10 July 1996 Yaoundé, Ca...
An illicit drug is a psychoactive substance whose production, sale or use is prohibited.1 In the cas...
This chapter describes the major forms of drug use and dependence in developed countries, that is, c...
People who use drugs are at higher risk of HIV: directly through the sharing of injecting equipment,...
This review synthesizes available epidemiological data on current drug use and substance user treatm...
In the past decade, Tanzania has seen a rapid rise in the number of people who inject drugs (PWID), ...
Some of the aetiological factors are given as well as an outline of the extent of drug abuse in many...
Drug abuse amongst African youths makes them vulnerable to numerous threats. Many easily succumb to ...
Illicit drug use negatively affects development of human and physical capital of any nation. Huge fi...
This paper summarises data for the prevalence, correlates, and probable adverse health consequences ...
African policy makers find themselves confronted by a phenomenon of rising substance use particularl...
Illicit drug use negatively affects development of human and physical capital of any nation. Huge fi...
Council of Ministers Thirty-Fifth Ordinary Session 18 - 20 June 1980 Freetown, Sierra LeoneThis repo...
200 million people (about 5% of the world's population aged 15 to 64) have used illicit drugs at lea...
The rapid increase in communication and transportation between Africa and other continents as well a...
Assembly of Heads of State And Government Thirty-Second Ordinary Session 8-10 July 1996 Yaoundé, Ca...
An illicit drug is a psychoactive substance whose production, sale or use is prohibited.1 In the cas...
This chapter describes the major forms of drug use and dependence in developed countries, that is, c...
People who use drugs are at higher risk of HIV: directly through the sharing of injecting equipment,...
This review synthesizes available epidemiological data on current drug use and substance user treatm...
In the past decade, Tanzania has seen a rapid rise in the number of people who inject drugs (PWID), ...
Some of the aetiological factors are given as well as an outline of the extent of drug abuse in many...
Drug abuse amongst African youths makes them vulnerable to numerous threats. Many easily succumb to ...
Illicit drug use negatively affects development of human and physical capital of any nation. Huge fi...
This paper summarises data for the prevalence, correlates, and probable adverse health consequences ...
African policy makers find themselves confronted by a phenomenon of rising substance use particularl...
Illicit drug use negatively affects development of human and physical capital of any nation. Huge fi...
Council of Ministers Thirty-Fifth Ordinary Session 18 - 20 June 1980 Freetown, Sierra LeoneThis repo...