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Heroin trade prospers in plain sight
By Amy Green, April 12, 2019

Heroin trade prospers in plain sight

The “thriving” heroin trade, estimated to be worth billions on rands, is being worsened by outdated drug policies and the neglect of marginalised communities.

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Heroin trade prospers in plain sight
Drug withdrawal without pain?
By Kyla Herrmannsen, August 17, 2015

Drug withdrawal without pain?

Despite growing nyaope addiction, only one public health treatment centre in the country offers Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST), which gives a medical helping hand to opiod drug addicts who are trying to kick their habit. Instead, addicts are expected to go ‘cold turkey’ and many relapse from sheer pain

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Drug withdrawal without pain?

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