Inhalant Abuse in South Africa: New Data

From The Witness in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

South Africa’s Health Promotion Research and Developmental Unit of the Medical Research Council recently outlined highlights of their study, the full results of which will be available next February. Some interesting inhalant data:

• 17.8 percent of teens in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) admit to using inhalants
• Nationally, 11.1 percent of teens admit to using inhalants.