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Heroin

Cutting through the myths and misconceptions around harm reduction services for addicts

South Africa

Cutting through the myths and misconceptions around harm reduction services for addicts

by: Bheki C. Simelane

Under bridges in Durban: the alarming rise of heroin injection and public health risks

South Africa, Maverick News

Under bridges in Durban: the alarming rise of heroin injection and public health risks

by: Jesse Copelyn

Cheap and nasty — heroin use in South Africa surges as price plummets

Maverick News

Cheap and nasty — heroin use in South Africa surges as price plummets

by: Jesse Copelyn

Ex-Bollywood actress off the hook in Indian drug bust case involving SA-linked trafficker Vicky Goswami

South Africa, World, DM168, Maverick News

Ex-Bollywood actress off the hook in Indian drug bust case involving SA-linked trafficker Vicky Goswami

by: Caryn Dolley

More traffickers traced to South Africa in Nigeria’s biggest airport heroin bust

Africa, South Africa, DM168, Maverick News

More traffickers traced to South Africa in Nigeria’s biggest airport heroin bust

by: Caryn Dolley

Drug use in South Africa surged over past two decades: study

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

Drug use in South Africa surged over past two decades: study

by: Jesse Copelyn for Spotlight

Five steps in five years – a to-do list to help South Africa kick its heroin habit

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

Five steps in five years – a to-do list to help South Africa kick its heroin habit

by: Zano Kunene

Dogged determination – meet K9 Khalesi and co who add ‘extra bite’ to Cape Town Metro Police’s efforts

DM168, Maverick News

Dogged determination – meet K9 Khalesi and co who add ‘extra bite’ to Cape Town Metro Police’s efforts

by: Suné Payne

New regional drug commission pushes for better support for drug users

South Africa, Maverick News

New regional drug commission pushes for better support for drug users

by: Caryn Dolley

Crackdown — Suspected global cocaine smugglers arrested in SA in joint US-Australia ‘underworld hack’ swoop

South Africa, World, Maverick News

Crackdown — Suspected global cocaine smugglers arrested in SA in joint US-Australia ‘underworld hack’ swoop

by: Caryn Dolley

Drugs don’t work — harrowing tales of addiction and long roads to recovery in South Africa

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

Drugs don’t work — harrowing tales of addiction and long roads to recovery in South Africa

by: Street Talk

South Africa, DM168

Purple menace – South African teens embrace codeine-fuelled DIY high

by: Zano Kunene, Linda Pretorius and Joan van Dyk