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BUPRENORPHINE

Time for a humane and radical rethink on drug policy in South Africa

Punitive and draconic drug control systematically leads to human rights violations and abuse

  • Kgalema Motlanthe
  • Quarraisha Abdool Karim
7 min read
This week the Global State of Harm Reduction report by Harm Reduction International cited South Africa as having become one of the world’s largest methamphetamine markets. (Photo by Thomas Banneyer/picture alliance via Getty Images)
CRYSTAL METH

Drug abuse ‘out of hand’ in South Africa, needs radical policy shift

The World Health Organisation recommended opioid substitution drug treatment but because of the cost this therapy is not offered in the public health service

  • Chris Bateman
8 min read