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1. Facilitators and Barriers to Health Seeking among People Who Use Drugs in the Sunyani Municipality of Ghana: An Exploratory Study
Abdul Cadri, Bonyo Abdul Aziz Nagumsi, Alberta Twi-Yeboah, Linda Darko Yeboah, Augustine Adomah-Afari, Maria Goretti Ane-Loglo, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Daniele R. de Araujo
BioMed Research International  vol: 2021  issue: 1  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1155/2021/2868953

2. Factors Affecting Cannabis Use and New Psychoactive Substances among Young People (Case Study: Kermanshah City)
Eskandar Momeni, Mohsen Babaei, Mahdi Pour Rahimi, Jalal Shirzad, Hossein Ardalani, Asghar Eftekhari
Research on Addiction  vol: 18  issue: 73  first page: 31  year: 2024  
doi: 10.61186/etiadpajohi.18.73.31

3. ‘I cannot stop taking weed cos it makes me survive’: cannabis use, criminal sanctions and users’ experiences in Nigeria
Ediomo-Ubong Ekpo Nelson
Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy  vol: 30  issue: 2  first page: 196  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1080/09687637.2021.1972936

4. Substance Use and Associated Factors Among in School Adolescents in South Africa
Aram Khoza, Hilda N. Shilubane
The Open Public Health Journal  vol: 14  issue: 1  first page: 435  year: 2021  
doi: 10.2174/1874944502114010435

5. A vibrant reflection of the revised integrated school health policy with a lens on substance use
Linda Shuro, Firdouza Waggie
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine  vol: 13  issue: 1  year: 2021  
doi: 10.4102/phcfm.v13i1.3082

6. Social workers’ motivation to provide effective service in a challenging environment of illegal substance abuse
Oratile Khampepe, Nathaniel Kgadima
Health SA Gesondheid  vol: 31  year: 2026  
doi: 10.4102/HSAG.v31i0.3231

7. Exploring the Use of the Possible-Me-Tree Drawing to Assist Youths with Substance Use Disorder and Multiple Relapses in a Treatment Facility in Gauteng, South Africa
Sue Bond, Priscilla Mashambanhaka
Southern African Journal of Social Work and Social Development  vol: 34  issue: 3  year: 2022  
doi: 10.25159/2708-9355/9985

8. Diagnosis and treatment of opioid-related disorders in a South African private sector medical insurance scheme: A cohort study
Mpho Tlali, Andrew Scheibe, Yann Ruffieux, Morna Cornell, Anja E Wettstein, Matthias Egger, Mary-Ann Davies, Gary Maartens, Leigh F Johnson, Andreas D Haas
International Journal of Drug Policy  vol: 109  first page: 103853  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103853

9. Trends and factors associated with illicit drug use in South Africa: Findings from multiple national population-based household surveys, 2002–2017
Kennedy Kipkoech Mutai, Jack Stone, Andrew Scheibe, Hannah Fraser, Leigh F. Johnson, Peter Vickerman
International Journal of Drug Policy  vol: 125  first page: 104352  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104352

10. Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Youth in Soweto, South Africa During the COVID-19 National Lockdown
Mamakiri Mulaudzi, Peace Kiguwa, Campion Zharima, Kennedy Otwombe, Khuthadzo Hlongwane, Janan J. Dietrich
Sexual Medicine  vol: 10  issue: 2  first page: 100487  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1016/j.esxm.2021.100487

11. Psychometric properties of the Drug Use Disorders Identification Test (DUDIT) and prevalence of drug use among SA site-based construction workers
Paul Bowen, Rita Peihua Zhang
Psychology, Health & Medicine  vol: 29  issue: 9  first page: 1692  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1080/13548506.2022.2103160

12. Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of tobacco and alcohol use in four sub-Saharan African countries: a cross-sectional study of middle-aged adults
Palwende Romuald Boua, Cassandra Claire Soo, Cornelius Debpuur, Innocent Maposa, Shai Nkoana, Shukri F. Mohamed, Solomon Choma, Abraham Oduro, Gershim Asiki, Lisa K. Micklesfield, Francesc Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Hermann Sorgho, Sumaya Mall, Michèle Ramsay
BMC Public Health  vol: 21  issue: 1  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11084-1

13. Prevalence and Pattern of Alcohol Use and Abuse Among Secondary School Students in Makurdi LGA of Benue State, Nigeria
Akpe, T., Ijiga, A. G.
African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research  vol: 8  issue: 4  first page: 80  year: 2025  
doi: 10.52589/AJSSHR-VUO87SCI

14. Using the Possible Me Tree Model to Identify Resilience Enabling Relationships for Young People Exiting Residential Care
Sue Bond
Southern African Journal of Social Work and Social Development  year: 2023  
doi: 10.25159/2708-9355/10783

15. Conceptualizing Health-Seeking Behavior among Adolescents and Youth with Substance Use Disorder in Urban KwaZulu-Natal
Sphesihle Hlongwane, Pranitha Maharaj
Journal of Social Service Research  vol: 50  issue: 2  first page: 247  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1080/01488376.2023.2281367

16. Substance use patterns in an adolescent psychiatric unit in Johannesburg, South Africa
Vuyani W. Nxumalo, Yvette M. Nel
South African Journal of Psychiatry  vol: 30  year: 2024  
doi: 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v30i0.2198

17. The burden of anxiety, depression, and substance use disorders attributable to childhood maltreatment among adolescents in Africa: insights from the global burden of disease study 2021
Louisa Esi Mackay, Blen Dereje Shiferaw, Yunjiao Luo, Na Yan, Yuhao Wang, Yingxue Wang, Yihan Wang, Xinyi Hu, SuSu Tian, Jiayi Tian, Huihang Lan, Yuxuan Liu, Wei Wang
Annals of General Psychiatry  vol: 24  issue: 1  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1186/s12991-025-00611-8

18. Unveiling the hidden epidemic: substance abuse and mental health concerns among high school learners in Mopani District in Limpopo Province
Phoke Alpha Rakgwata, Pelewe Mphephu
International Journal of Business Ecosystem & Strategy (2687-2293)  vol: 7  issue: 2  first page: 445  year: 2025  
doi: 10.36096/ijbes.v7i2.728

19. Understanding adolescent substance abuse in a Northern Cape township: Educators’ experiences and perceptions
Keikeditse Mohomane, Lizeka Napoles, Sanele Ngcobo, Nothando Mbatha
Health SA Gesondheid  vol: 31  year: 2026  
doi: 10.4102/HSAG.v31i0.3082

20. Smoking sugars in Wentworth, South Africa: drugs, masculinity, and ‘coloured’ identity
Henry E. Chen
African Identities  vol: 21  issue: 2  first page: 392  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1080/14725843.2021.1929061

21. Correlates of Substance Misuse, Transactional Sex, and Depressive Symptomatology Among Partnered Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in South Africa and Namibia
Nicholas Metheny, Rob Stephenson, Lynae A. Darbes, Tanaka M. D. Chavanduka, Zaynab Essack, Heidi van Rooyen
AIDS and Behavior  vol: 26  issue: 6  first page: 2003  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1007/s10461-021-03549-6

22. Community Oriented Substance Use Programme in the City of Tshwane: A Cross-sectional Survey of Stakeholder Perceptions
Andrew Scheibe, Likwa Ncube, Dimakatso Nonyane, Magriet Coetzee-Spies, Tessa Marcus
Southern African Journal of Social Work and Social Development  year: 2023  
doi: 10.25159/2708-9355/13358

23. Risk factors for alcohol and drug misuse amongst young women in informal settlements in Durban, South Africa
Jane Ndungu, Laura Washington, Samantha Willan, Leane Ramsoomar, Magnolia Ngcobo-Sithole, Andrew Gibbs
Global Public Health  vol: 15  issue: 9  first page: 1322  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1080/17441692.2020.1775866

24. Rural voices: A social‐ecological perspective on factors influencing youth substance use in rural South africa
Wilson Majee, Nameri Conteh, Joachim Jacobs, Karien Jooste, Lisa Wegner
Health & Social Care in the Community  vol: 29  issue: 6  first page: 1824  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1111/hsc.13292

25. The Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdowns on Alcohol Consumption and Tobacco Smoking Behaviour in South Africa: A National Survey
Witness Mapanga, Ashleigh Craig, Asanda Mtintsilana, Siphiwe N. Dlamini, Justin Du Toit, Lisa J. Ware, Shane A. Norris
European Addiction Research  vol: 29  issue: 2  first page: 127  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1159/000528484

26. The war on drugs is a war on us: young people who use drugs and the fight for harm reduction in the Global South
M-J Stowe, Rita Gatonye, Ishwor Maharjan, Seyi Kehinde, Sidarth Arya, Jorge Herrera Valderrábano, Angela Mcbride, Florian Scheibein, Emmy Kageha Igonya, Danya Fast
Harm Reduction Journal  vol: 21  issue: 1  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1186/s12954-023-00914-7

27. At Risk? A Critical Reflection on Youth that Identify as Furries in South Africa
Duncan Piasecki, Janice Moodley
Commonwealth Youth and Development  vol: 20  issue: 2  year: 2023  
doi: 10.25159/2663-6549/12528

28. Experience and Behaviour(s) of Students who use Nyaope Drug at a South African University
Mphahlele Lucky Sibusiso, Mokgadi Setwaba, Kathryn Nel, Indiran Govender
The Open Public Health Journal  vol: 15  issue: 1  year: 2022  
doi: 10.2174/18749445-v15-e221206-2022-94

29. Study of risk factors in adolescence in terms of demographic changes
Tarannum Noshin, M. Shafiqur Rahman F., Hossain M. Mehnaz, Tasnim T. Fahariaz, Islam Shaila, Afrin Nabila, Tabassum Noshin, Abu K. S. Mohammed
Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology  vol: 15  issue: 3  first page: 208  year: 2023  
doi: 10.5897/JPHE2023.1458

30. Unveiling the unpredictable: A comprehensive inquiry into sudden and unexpected deaths undergoing medico-legal investigation at Tygerberg Forensic Pathology Services Mortuary
Nicholas Jooste-Coetsee, Zandré Smith, Ilze Mentoor
Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine  vol: 119  first page: 103109  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2026.103109

31. Towards a strengthened prevention of HIV Campaign in South Africa: Eclectic contexts
Simon Murote Kang’ethe
E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences  vol: 7  issue: 3  first page: 666  year: 2026  
doi: 10.38159/ehass.2026732

32. Prevalence and correlates of non-daily and daily cannabis use among persons 15 years and older in South Africa: results of a national survey in 2017
Shandir Ramlagan, Karl Peltzer, Supa Pengpid
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy  vol: 16  issue: 1  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1186/s13011-021-00364-z

33. Alcohol and substance use and associated risk factors in nursing undergraduates at a South African university
Gaotswake P. Kovane, Pat M. Mayers
Health SA Gesondheid  vol: 30  year: 2025  
doi: 10.4102/HSAG.v30i0.2973

34. The profile of offenders accused of rape referred to the Observation Ward of the Free State Psychiatric Complex, Bloemfontein, South Africa, 2011–2015
Laurisa van Zyl, Nathaniel L. Mosotho, Leilani Cronjé, Mia Vosloo, Leandré Odendaal, Fritz Odendaal, Sarel Kruger, Gina Joubert
South African Journal of Psychiatry  vol: 28  year: 2022  
doi: 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v28i0.1807

35. Social Determinants of Alcohol and Other Drug Misuse Among Women Living with HIV in Economically Underserved Communities in Cape Town, South Africa: A Cross-Sectional Study
Felicia A. Browne, Margaret W. Gichane, Nosipho Shangase, Jacqueline Ndirangu, Courtney Peasant Bonner, Wendee M. Wechsberg
AIDS and Behavior  vol: 27  issue: 4  first page: 1329  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1007/s10461-022-03869-1

36. Validation of a brief screener for broad-spectrum mental and substance-use disorders in South Africa
Melissa Ann Stockton, Ernesha Webb Mazinyo, Lungelwa Mlanjeni, Kwanda Nogemane, Nondumiso Ngcelwane, Annika C. Sweetland, Cale Neil Basaraba, Charl Bezuidenhout, Griffin Sansbury, Kathryn L. Lovero, David Olivier, Christoffel Grobler, Melanie M. Wall, Andrew Medina-Marino, Phumza Nobatyi, Milton L. Wainberg
Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health  vol: 11  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1017/gmh.2023.89

37. Non-communicable diseases – a catastrophe for South Africa
Ebrahim Samodien, Yoonus Abrahams, Christo Muller, Johan Louw, Nireshni Chellan
South African Journal of Science  vol: 117  issue: 5/6  year: 2021  
doi: 10.17159/sajs.2021/8638

38. Socio-demographic and social support factors related to substance use in South African in-school adolescents: Insights from the Girls Achieve Power (GAP Year) trial in three peri-urban settings
Kerry Gordon, Alison Kutywayo, Sasha Frade, Nicolette Naidoo, Saiqa Mullick
Gates Open Research  vol: 5  first page: 154  year: 2021  
doi: 10.12688/gatesopenres.13422.1

39. Deepening Resilience in Youth: Learning from an Impact Evaluation of a South African Youth Development Programme
Sandra Mkandawire , Sarah Chapman
Southern African Journal of Social Work and Social Development  year: 2023  
doi: 10.25159/2708-9355/12417

40. Unshackling our youth from the chains of substance abuse as disaster risk
Konosoang Sobane, Wilfred Lunga, Tshegofatso Ramaphakela, Caiphus Baloyi
Frontiers in Public Health  vol: 13  year: 2026  
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1643748