Increased illicit substance use among Zimbabwean adolescents and youths during the COVID-19 era : an impending public health disaster

dc.contributor.authorMukwenha, Solomon
dc.contributor.authorMurewanhema, Grant
dc.contributor.authorMadziva, Roda
dc.contributor.authorDzinamarira, Tafadzwa
dc.contributor.authorHerrera, Helena
dc.contributor.authorMusuka, Godfrey
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-10T12:23:42Z
dc.date.available2022-01-10T12:23:42Z
dc.date.issued2022-04
dc.description.abstractZimbabwe's illicit substance use problem has increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. Of particular concern has been the upward trend in drug/substance use among adolescents and youths. Commonly used substances in Zimbabwe include glue, bronclee, mangemba, cane sprit, marijuana, codeine and methamphetamine (crystal meth). In this letter, we discuss aggravated substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe, and how it is a serious impending public health disaster.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentSchool of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH)en_ZA
dc.description.librarianhj2021en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/adden_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMukwenha, S., Murewanhema, G., Madziva, R. et al. 2022, 'Increased illicit substance use among Zimbabwean adolescents and youths during the COVID-19 era: an impending public health disaster', Addiction, vol. 117, no. 4, pp. 1177-1178, doi: 10.1111/add.15729, NYP.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0965-2140 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1360-0443 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1111/add.15729
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/83118
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherWileyen_ZA
dc.rights© 2021 Society for the Study of Addiction. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article : 'Increased illicit substance use among Zimbabwean adolescents and youths during the COVID-19 era: an impending public health disaster', Addiction, vol. 117, no. 4, pp. 1177-1178, 2022, doi: 10.1111/add.15729. The definite version is available at : http://wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/add.en_ZA
dc.subjectAdolescentsen_ZA
dc.subjectCOVID-19 pandemicen_ZA
dc.subjectCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)en_ZA
dc.subjectPublic health disasteren_ZA
dc.subjectSubstance abuseen_ZA
dc.subjectYouthen_ZA
dc.subjectZimbabween_ZA
dc.titleIncreased illicit substance use among Zimbabwean adolescents and youths during the COVID-19 era : an impending public health disasteren_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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