Having spent the past three months researching and writing our new drug workshop, it is apparent that very few people have an intimate knowledge about the subject.
If you are not able to identify, understand the symptoms and educate learners about the following drugs – you need this workshop!!!!
Sugars, Nyape, Planzana, Kwape, Jellies, Matakwane, Double dipped, Penguins, Nose Candy, Tjoeff, Khat, Kuber, Mitsubishis and Slag
Substance abuse has no distinction in social status, race, religion or gender. The fact is the abuse of drugs and alcohol amongst our youth is out of control.
Here are some alarming facts:
• South African school children spend up to 7 billion Rand on drugs and alcohol each year
• The drug problem has increased by 500% over the past 6 years
• At any stage, there are over 600 children between the ages of 6 and 9 years old in rehabilitation
• It is estimated that there are over 235 000 teenage addicts in South Africa
• 20% of teenage girls have an alcohol addiction problem
• The average addict starts using drugs at the age of 8 and by the age of 11 are full on addicts