Whoonga
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Usage
- Adverse effects
- Rehabs
- Urban legends
- Bluetoothing
- Claims that 'whoonga' or 'nyaope' is made from anti-retrovirals, rat poison, etc.
- Systemic criminality
- Stigma
- References
- Further reading
Whoonga (or wonga), nyaope and sugars are South African street names for heroin.
Heroin came into widespread use in South Africa in 2009 but the epidemic of heroin addiction has escalated since 2013 as prices have fallen rapidly in recent years. Heroin is primarily used by unemployed young men.
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