Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of the Prevalence of Substance Use Among Adolescents in South Africa

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Authors

Carrie Brooke‐Sumner · South African Medical Research Council

Lauro Estivalete Marchionatti · Child Mind Institute

Zeina Mneimneh · Child Mind Institute

Nadine Harker · South African Medical Research Council

Catherine O. Egbe · South African Medical Research Council

Dan Jenkins · University of Fribourg

Noluthando Mpisane

Abstract

High exposure to substances in SA, especially alcohol, tobacco and cannabis, underscores the urgent need for nationally representative surveillance and evidence-based prevention efforts tailored to adolescents, to avoid progression of substance use into substance use disorder.

Topics & Keywords

Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Smoking Behavior and Cessation Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Drug and Alcohol Review

Volume 45, Issue 4, pp. e70143-e70143

DOI: 10.1111/dar.70143

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