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

Addiction. 2022 Apr;117(4):1177-1178. doi: 10.1111/add.15729. Epub 2021 Nov 15.

Authors

Solomon Mukwenha¹, Grant Murewanhema², Roda Madziva³, Tafadzwa Dzinamarira^{1

4}, Helena Herrera⁵, Godfrey Musuka¹

Affiliations

¹ ICAP at Columbia University, Harare, Zimbabwe.
² Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.
³ School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
⁴ School of Health Systems and Public Health, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
⁵ School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK.

PMID: 34729833
DOI: 10.1111/add.15729

No abstract available

Keywords: Adolescents; COVID-19; Zimbabwe; public health disaster; substance abuse; youths.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
COVID-19*
Disasters*
Humans
Public Health
SARS-CoV-2
Substance-Related Disorders* / epidemiology