Health / 14 April 2026 Here’s how to make drug addiction a health issue, not a criminal one Experts say South Africa’s contradictory approach to drugs — treating addiction as both a disease and a crime — is fuelling a worsening crisis in places like Westbury, where illicit drugs plague the community By Tanya Pampalone, Anna-Maria van Niekerk, Jessica Pitchford and Mia Malan