Rehab centres in South Africa have been admitting an increasing number of codeine users in recent years. Now, the country’s medicines regulator has published a draft guideline as part of a broader effort to track suspicious codeine sales. Spotlight’s Jesse Copelyn unpacks the details.
In response to high levels of codeine abuse in South Africa, health authorities have been developing a plan to track the supply of the drug from manufacturers all the way to patients. In this Spotlight feature, Jesse Copelyn explores why people get hooked on codeine, and how the new project could combat the problem.
We turn the spotlight on people living or working on the margins in South Africa. Referred to some as key populations, these folk - sex workers, trans people, MSMs, injecting…
By Nomatter Ndebele [caption id="attachment_6515" align="alignright" width="300"] Gloria. Pic by Joyrene Kramer[/caption] Gloria lives in Vrededorp, Johannesburg with her partner and her 2-year-old son. She has been on drugs since…
By Nomatter Ndebele [caption id="attachment_6490" align="alignright" width="300"] Marthinus Barnard. Pic by Joyrene Kramer[/caption] There are an estimated 75000 people living in South Africa who inject drugs. According to local NGO,…
