Drug abuse by learners in South Africa: a replication and extension study

dc.contributor.author	Shumba, Almon
dc.contributor.author	Makura, Alfred H.
dc.date.accessioned	2019-01-23T07:03:16Z
dc.date.available	2019-01-23T07:03:16Z
dc.date.issued	2014
dc.identifier.issn	1433-0237
dc.identifier.issn	1815-5626
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11462/1875
dc.description	Published Article	en_US
dc.description.abstract	This study sought to determine the nature, extent and causes of drug abuse in South African township schools. Interview data were collected from a convenience sample of 24 participants from 4 schools (10 learners, 8 school personnel and 4 School Governing Board (SGB) members, a social worker and one Department of Education (DoE) official responsible for handling drug abuse by learners in the district. Document analysis was also conducted using the social worker’s records. The study found that dagga, tobacco and alcohol were the most readily available, commonly used and abused drugs by learners in these schools. The study also found that learners tended to use cocktails of drug combinations.	en_US
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dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Journal of Psychology in Africa	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Volume 24;issue 2
dc.subject	nature	en_US
dc.subject	extent	en_US
dc.subject	causes	en_US
dc.subject	drug abuse	en_US
dc.subject	learners	en_US
dc.subject	schools	en_US
dc.subject	South Africa	en_US
dc.title	Drug abuse by learners in South Africa: a replication and extension study	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US