24 - 28 June
Statistics for 2005 state that drug and alcohol abuse had increased by 200% over the previous four years. In a survey of persons aged 14 to 22 years, 60% were drug users, with the youngest heroin addict being only eight years old.
Re-assuringly, however, incidences of under tens using drugs (according to 2004 statistics) is less than 1%. This jumps dramatically for the 10 to 14 year age group, to 2 to 4%.
Typical drugs used by these youngsters are alcohol, tobacco and dagga.
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