A cheap and deadly drug, known as Nyaope, is ravaging townships, fueling crime and tearing families apart. Yet, officials seem as helpless to stop it as the desperate users themselves. This conversation is an exploration into Nyaope users and interventions to curb drug abuse in Gauteng. We spoke to Nation Nyoka explores the dangers of nyaope in SA and how trauma is often the gateway ‘drug’ that puts young South Africans on the path to nyaope addiction, and addiction carries a high price for them and their families. And

Angela McBride, the executive manager of the South African Network of People Who Use Drugs.