Search
Welcome
  • Login
  • Register
Forgot Password?
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.
Not a subscriber? Subscribe here
Register Now
  • Login
  • Register
Forgot Password?
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.
                       
Careers & Tenders
Newsletters
Subscribe
The Mail & Guardian
      SUBSCRIBE / Support independent journalism                   CAREERS & TENDERS / Visit careers.mg.co.za                   WHATSAPP? / Follow the M&G WhatsApp channel here            
Login / Register

LOGIN

  • News
    • Africa
    • Business
    • Editorial
    • Education
    • Health
    • Motoring
    • National
    • Sci-tech
    • Sport
    • World
  • Thought Leader
  • Politics
  • Green Guardian
  • Friday
  • Features
    • Buthelezi, the King’s Hand
    • Cabinet Report Cards 2023
    • Cabinet Report Cards 2012-2021
    • The Fiscal Cliff
  • Research World
    • Submissions
    • Papers
  • 200 Young South Africans
  • Events
    • 200 Young South Africans
    • Greening The Future
    • Power Of Women
      • 2024 Edition
    • Critical Thinking Forum
    • Youth Summit
    • Webinars
  • More..
    • Partners
    • Podcasts
    • Crossword
    • Digital Editions
    • Register
    • WhatsApp Channel
    • Login
    • Lost Password

           

Drug Use

Kelly Smith brought to tears during former employer’s testimony
National
/ 10 March 2025

Kelly Smith brought to tears during former employer’s testimony

The mother of Joslin wept as her former employer, Carlyn Zeegers, described her as a ‘good mother’ in the kidnapping and human trafficking trial

By Des Erasmus
Drugs and alcohol abuse rage in crime stats
National
/ 14 May 2021

Drugs and alcohol abuse rage in crime stats

Substance abuse has emerged as a reason for the spike in crimes during the first quarter of 2021.

By Khaya Koko
Bibo: I thought of killing myself; I’d lost everything
Article
/ 26 October 2018

Bibo: I thought of killing myself; I’d lost everything

But the midfield has turned his life around with help from family and friends like the Wits coach

By Siyabonga Ngcangisa
‘Shooting gallery’ helps addicts in Europe’s richest country
Article
/ 7 May 2018

‘Shooting gallery’ helps addicts in Europe’s richest country

For the last 10 years, a safe space has existed in Europe’s richest country for drug addicts to inject narcotics

By Staff Reporter
Myths and methadone: Will Egypt’s laws bend to the  rising tide of drug abuse?
Article
/ 12 January 2018

Myths and methadone: Will Egypt’s laws bend to the rising tide of drug abuse?

The real revolution is yet to come when it relates to the country’s opioid epidemic.

By Staff Reporter
These countries medically prescribe heroin, should SA follow suit?
Article
/ 6 September 2017

These countries medically prescribe heroin, should SA follow suit?

It’s time that evidence, not stigma, drive SA’s drug policies.

By Staff Reporter
Slice of Life: ‘She made a joke out of my friend’s death’
Article
/ 16 August 2017

Slice of Life: ‘She made a joke out of my friend’s death’

When Mark died, emergency services left his body on the pavement in central Pretoria for hours.

By Nelisiwe Msomi
It’s time to end SA’s war on drugs
Article
/ 29 June 2017

It’s time to end SA’s war on drugs

Drugs have destroyed many lives, but wrongheaded governmental policies have destroyed many more, argue experts.

By Staff Reporter
Jump or die: How a silver medallist leapt over the odds that marginalise drug users
Article
/ 23 August 2016

Jump or die: How a silver medallist leapt over the odds that marginalise drug users

A South African Olympic silver medallist achieved something remarkable, especially after testing positive for methamphetamine use in 2012.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 17 February 2015

Drug users run the risk of HIV transmissions

More harm reduction policies and programmes will help reduce dangers of practices such as sharing dirty needles and ‘flashblooding’.

By Ina Skosana
Uruguay legalises all use, trade and sale of marijuana
Article
/ 11 December 2013

Uruguay legalises all use, trade and sale of marijuana

Pro-weed activists have burst into applause as Uruguay became the first country in the world to legalise the growing, sale and use of marijuana.

By Reuters and Sapa Ap
Acid test: LSD won’t make you crazy
Article
/ 23 August 2013

Acid test: LSD won’t make you crazy

LSD may be classed as an illegal narcotic by the SAPS, but a recent study has shown its effects might be more helpful than harmful.

By Sarah Wild

MAIL & GUARDIAN

ABOUT

About
Contact
Advertise

SUBSCRIPTIONS

Subscribe
Newsletters

FOLLOW

WhatsApp Channel
Twitter
Facebook
YouTube
Instagram
LinkedIn
TikTok
Threads

FLAGSHIP EVENTS

200 Young South Africans
Power Of Women
Greening The Future

LEGAL & CORRECTIONS

Privacy Policy
Cookie Policy
Ethics & Social Media Policy

RESOURCES

Mail & Guardian Careers
Property for sale


Mail & Guardian

© 2025 The Mail & Guardian. All rights reserved.

  • Login
  • Register
Forgot Password?
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.
body::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 7px; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-track { border-radius: 10px; background: #f0f0f0; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { border-radius: 50px; background: #dfdbdb }