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SA is facing a fast escalating heroin crisis — and it s being misunderstood

Data shows that heroin use has increased markedly. Jesse Copelyn analyses the drivers of the crisis, the policies that could help curb it, and those that could make it even worse

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SA is facing a fast-escalating heroin crisis — and it s being misunderstood - News

In this in-depth article Spotlight delves into the drivers of heroin use in the country, the policies that could help curb it, and those that could […]

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Marijuana, cocaine and heroin: More people in South Africa are taking drugs

Marijuana, cocaine and heroin: More people in South Africa are taking drugs
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Decriminalise drug use to reduce HIV and hepatitis

Shunning drug users does not do justice to the fight against these epidemics, argues commission comprising former political leaders and heads of state

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High in court: Lawyers in bid to have psilocybin decriminalised

Lawyers for a case in the high court to decriminalise psilocybin, the compound in psychoactive fungi, will argue that the laws that make it illegal are at odds with our right to freedom of thought.

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