SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONGST THE YOUTH IN GRABOUW WESTERN CAPE: VOICES FROM THE COMMUNITY

SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONGST THE YOUTH IN GRABOUW WESTERN CAPE: VOICES FROM THE COMMUNITY

This article describes the reasons of substance abuse among the youth in Grabouw, Western Cape Province of South Africa. The research was conducted at the request of the community of Grabouw. The ecological approach was followed as a theoretical framework. A qualitative research methodology was used...

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Main Authors: Mudavanhu, Naome, Schenck, Rinie
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Stellenbosch University 2014-11-01
Series:Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk
Subjects:
substance abuse
youth in Grabouw
Grabouw
Online Access:http://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/405
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONGST THE YOUTH IN GRABOUW WESTERN CAPE: VOICES FROM THE COMMUNITY
Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk
substance abuse
youth in Grabouw
Grabouw
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Schenck, Rinie
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title SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONGST THE YOUTH IN GRABOUW WESTERN CAPE: VOICES FROM THE COMMUNITY
title_short SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONGST THE YOUTH IN GRABOUW WESTERN CAPE: VOICES FROM THE COMMUNITY
title_full SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONGST THE YOUTH IN GRABOUW WESTERN CAPE: VOICES FROM THE COMMUNITY
title_fullStr SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONGST THE YOUTH IN GRABOUW WESTERN CAPE: VOICES FROM THE COMMUNITY
title_full_unstemmed SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONGST THE YOUTH IN GRABOUW WESTERN CAPE: VOICES FROM THE COMMUNITY
title_sort substance abuse amongst the youth in grabouw western cape: voices from the community
publisher Stellenbosch University
series Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk
issn 0037-8054
2312-7198
publishDate 2014-11-01
description This article describes the reasons of substance abuse among the youth in Grabouw, Western Cape Province of South Africa. The research was conducted at the request of the community of Grabouw. The ecological approach was followed as a theoretical framework. A qualitative research methodology was used to explore the phenomenon under study. The research followed an explorative, descriptive and contextual research design. The findings showed that the reasons for substance abuse among youths in Grabouw include multiple personal and contextual factors in which the family plays a major role
topic substance abuse
youth in Grabouw
Grabouw
url http://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/405
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