Substance Abuse Statistics 2024 South Africa. A new study based on household surveys shows that the proportion of south africans using marijuana, cocaine and heroin has increased substantially since the early 2000s. Jesse copelyn analyses the drivers of the crisis, the policies that could help curb it, and those that could make it even.

The lifetime prevalence of substance abuse of south africans is an estimated 13.3% for at least. South africa again outperforms its global peers: