Heroin use in Zanzibar: a survey

Abstract

Heroin has been a street drug along the East African coast for 25 years (Beckerleg, 1995) but it has only recently been recognised and documented (Kilonzo et al, 2001; Jones & Needle, 2005). Heroin use is risky and HIV transmission an increasing problem (McCurdy et al, 2005). Susan Beckerleg and colleagues uncover high rates of unprotected sex, excessive needle sharing and continued re‐use of old and dirty needles often kept in old tins, pockets, or as most do, hidden under rocks.

Citation

Beckerleg, S., Sadiq, A. and Telfer, M. (2006), "Heroin use in Zanzibar: a survey", Drugs and Alcohol Today, Vol. 6 No. 2, pp. 42-45. https://doi.org/10.1108/17459265200600034