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[WATCH] How to stop South Africa’s codeine problem

Yolanda Mdzeke and Zano Kunene -

Dirty Sprite: The DIY high that keeps SA schoolchildren numb

Zano Kunene, Linda Pretorius and Joan van Dyk -
[WATCH] Busted: Three myths about drug addiction

A safe retreat from the war on drugs

Tlaleng Mofokeng -

Are there really HIV drugs in nyaope?

Dylan Bush -
Man walking on a dirt road in Togo.

Doing the ‘tramadol dance’: What this latest music craze says about...

Laura Salm-Reifferscheidt -
Heroin withdrawals: Could this drug be the answer?

Heroin withdrawals: Could this drug be the answer?

Dylan Bush -
Methadone is used in countries around the world including Indonesia

‘I thought drug users just made bad choices. Then this happened’

Sibonelo Hlanganani Gumede -
In 1992

This country figured out how to stop teen substance abuse, so...

Emma Young -
The paramedics don’t care about us. If we mention that the person has overdosed they won’t come, they won’t help us, especially if you are black.

#SliceofLife: ‘She made a joke out of my friend’s death’

Nelisiwe Msomi -
You can't treat what you can't count: No one knows how many people inject drugs in east and southern Africa.

Why injecting a drug user’s blood into yourself will give you...

Dylan Bush and Nelisiwe Msomi -
Inside 'bluetoothing's' fake high

Inside ‘bluetoothing’s’ fake high

Dylan Bush and Nelisiwe Msomi -
[WATCH] Busted: Three myths about drug addiction

‘Bluetoothing’: The drug myth that fooled a nation?

Nelisiwe Msomi -
The 2016 World Aids Day special report focuses on what it will take to reach the 90-90-90 targets to end the Aids epidemic by 2030.

Could South Africa’s next HIV plan call for the decriminalisation of...

Laura López González -
Codeine products are available over the counter in South Africa. But codeine is addictive and the products can be abused.

Is codeine Africa’s drug of choice?

Amy Green -
A freak wave that hit Durban's beaches in January is still wreaking havoc in the coastal city

‘No home, no money, no medicine – but who cares? I...

Amy Green -
Vicious cycle: At some point

Painkillers can be a big headache

Amy Green -
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