Tik (methamphetamine) is a potent and readily available drug that boasts the fastest addiction rates in the Cape Flats areas of South Africa and may other areas associated with gangsterism. This article describes the importance of a longitudinal study designed by a senior scientist a the MRC Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Group and UCT Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry member.
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Theme area
Monitoring equity and research to policy
Title of publication Tik, memory loss and stroke
Date of publication
2005 June
Publication type
Electronic Source
Publication details
Science in Africa
Publication status
Published
Language
English
Keywords
tik, methamphetamine, MRC Drug Abuse Research Group, longitudinal study, mental health and behaviour, research in health, Cape Town, South Africa
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Country
South Africa
Publisher
Science in Africa