The past twenty years has seen an increase in the prevalence of
substance abuse among young people in South Africa (Moodley,
Matjila, & Moosa, 2012) but the situation has been worsened by an
introduction and increase in the use of a novel/designer/cocktail drug
called
nyaope
, also commonly known as whoonga in other areas of
the country (Ho, 2013; Grelotti et al., 2014),
which is
sold in powder
form, rolled with cannabis, and smoked. Nyaope was only classified
illegal in March of 2014 although it has been used since the year
2000. There is dearth of formal studies on nyaope and most of what is
known was reported by both local and international media, including
television documentaries in the UK and USA.
Real Time Impact Factor:
Pending
Author Name: Kebogile E Mokwena
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Keywords: Nyaope, Mental Health, South Africa, Challenges
ISSN:
EISSN: 1522-4821.1000152
EOI/DOI: 10.4172/1522-4821.1000152
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