ReviewWorld journal of psychiatry2022
Substance use and substance use disorders in Africa: An epidemiological approach to the review of existing literature.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.
- Treatment outcomes for substance use disorders across the African continent: a systematic review.BMC psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Tobacco smoking in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Drug and alcohol review · 2025Pooled it
- Magnitude and risk factors of khat, alcohol and cigarettes use among pregnant women in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Pooled it
- Substance use among young people in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Unignorable burden of mental health disorders among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: a call for urgent action.BMJ global health · 2026Article
- Substance use disorders among young adults in North-Western Nigeria: descriptive survey of patterns of use.BJPsych international · 2026Article
- Co-developing a framework to guide school-based substance use prevention (SSUP) interventions in Ghana.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with illicit substance use among persons with Schizophrenia at a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Zambia.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Comparison of Self-Reported Substance Use with Outcomes of Urine Testing among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Africa Participating in HPTN 075.AIDS and behavior · 2025Observational
- Effect of codeine administration on histopathology of brain and liver, in adult albino rats.BMC research notes · 2025Article
- Release Monitoring and Detection of Formulated Solid Nanoparticle-Conjugated Nicotine in Blood and Urine Using Electrochemical Technique.Analytical science advances · 2025Article
- Harm reduction in substance use: perspectives and experiences of community volunteers and student interns in Durban, South Africa.Harm reduction journal · 2025Article
- The prevalence of tobacco, alcohol, stimulant, khat, and cannabis use among school-going students in African and Arab countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Osong public health and research perspectives · 2025Article
- Calling for the inclusion of psychosocial professionals in the health system in Burundi.Journal of public health in Africa · 2025Article
- Global, regional, and national trends in drug use disorder mortality rates across 73 countries from 1990 to 2021, with projections up to 2040: a global time-series analysis and modelling study.EClinicalMedicine · 2025Article
- Substance use among young people in the West Arsi Zone, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Association between substance use and PrEP adherence among adolescent girls and young women enrolled in an HIV prevention study in Southern Africa.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Substance Use among School-Going Adolescents and Young Adults in Rural Mpumalanga Province, South Africa.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- A scoping review of substance use brief interventions in Africa.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Association between psychosis and substance use in Kenya. Findings from the NeuroGAP-Psychosis study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
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Abstract
The relationship between man and substances that have abuse potentials, and whose use has been associated with the development or progression of substance use disorders has continued to evolve in terms of geography, economic implications, and time. History shows that local plants with psychoactive constituents can get exported worldwide through global travel, commerce, or even conquest. Time and globalization also change people's relationship with substances of abuse; hence, an area that was initially alien to certain substances might evolve to becoming a trafficking hub, and then a destination. A case in point is Africa where a rapidly increasing prevalence of substance use/abuse and substance use disorder among adolescents and young adults is putting enormous strain on the economy, healthcare system, and society at large. However, there appears to be a paucity of scientific literature and data on the epidemiology, risk assessment, and contributing factors to substance use and the development of substance use disorders across Africa. In this narrative review, we examine extant literature (PubMed, Google scholar, Medline) for information on the prevalence, trends, and influencers of substance use and the development of substance use disorders. This is with a view of understanding the determinants of substance use and factors that influence the development of substance use disorders in the region, and how this information can be channeled towards developing a comprehensive intervention and treatment program.
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