Rise in alcohol and drug use among young people

JOHANNESBURG - There is a worrying rise in drug and alcohol abuse among the youth.

This is according to data from the 58th Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use Symposium.

It recorded a spike in voluntary admissions to care centres among teens aged 15 to 19.

Gauteng is leading the trend.

Nancy Hornsby, Senior Scientist at the SAMRC, has more on this.

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