Substance use among high school learners in the Buffalo flats of East London, South Africa
SOURCE: Public Health Conference, 11-13 July 2015, Bangkok, Thailand: Conference Proceedings
OUTPUT TYPE: Chapter in Monograph
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2015
TITLE AUTHOR(S): E.Manu, T.Maluleke, M.Douglas
KEYWORDS: EAST LONDON, HIGHER EDUCATION, SCHOOL CHILDREN, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, SUBSTANCE USE
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 8819
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/1785
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/1785
OUTPUT TYPE: Chapter in Monograph
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2015
TITLE AUTHOR(S): E.Manu, T.Maluleke, M.Douglas
KEYWORDS: EAST LONDON, HIGHER EDUCATION, SCHOOL CHILDREN, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, SUBSTANCE USE
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 8819
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/1785
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/1785
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Abstract
South Africa is battling with substance use by learners outside and inside the school premises. There is evidence that drug availabliltiy and use in schools has increased in the past ten years. This paper is based on a study that was conducted in the Buffalo Flats of East London with male and female learners from grades 10-12.-
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