Research data
The HSRC Research Data Service provides a digital repository facility for the HSRC's research data in support of evidence based human and social development in South Africa and the broader region. Access to data is dependent on ethical requirements for protecting research participants, as well as on legal agreements with the owners, funders or in the case of data owned by the HSRC, the requirements of the depositors of the data. We facilitate data use by preparing comprehensive metadata and disseminating data and related documents to appropriate target audiences. Data sharing is subject to an End User License agreement. Data sets from the following projects have been curated and are available for use:
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Research data: CANNABIS
2017 Cannabis and amphetamine use among adolescents in five Asian countries
There has been a global increase in illicit drug use among young people. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of lifetime ca...
2014 Cannabis use and its social correlates among in-school adolescents in Algeria, Morocco, Palestine, Peru, and Tonga
The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of cannabis use and associated factors among school-going adolescents in Algeria, Morocc...
Download this report2008 Smoke this: dagga use among young men gets higher
The increase in cannabis production and improved technology call for more substance abuse treatment centres in South Africa following a stud...
2007 Cannabis use trends in South Africa
The purpose of this review is to synthesise cannabis use data from surveys, specialised alcohol and drug treatment centres, cannabis-related...