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AFRICAN JOURNAL OF DRUG & ALCOHOL STUDIES

AJDAS. EDITORIAL BOARD >>
Isidore S. Obot, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Deputy Editor
James T. Gire, Ph.D.

The
African Journal of Drug and Alcohol Studies >> is published twice a year by the Centre for Research and Information on Substances Abuse (CRISA). The Journal publishes original research, evaluation studies, case reports, review articles and book reviews of high scholarly standards. Papers submitted for publication address any aspect of drugs and drug abuse in Africa, e.g., epidemiolgy, prevention, treatment, psychopharmacology, health and socio-economic issues, drug trafficking, and drug law and policy.

Contents of Volume 1, Number 2, 2001

Substance Use by Students in South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. Alan J. Flisher, Teckla Butau, Jessie Mbwambo, S.F. Kaaya, G.D. Kilinzo, L.E. Aaro, A.H. Eide, C. Lombard, M. Muller, C.D.H. Parry, and K.I. Klepp.
Drug and Alcohol Consumption by Out-of-School Nigerian Adolescents. Isidore S. Obot, Akan J. Ibanga, O.O. Ojiji, and Paul Wai.
Adolescent Alcohol Misuse: Correlates and Implications. Neo K. Morojele, Charles Parry, Carl Ziervogel, and Brian Robertson.
Cultural Transformation and the Changing Pattern of Alcohol Consumption among the Tiv of Central Nigeria. James T. Gire and Agber Dimah.
Cross-Border Drug Trafficking in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for Drug Consumption and a Regional Drug Control Strategy. Yahya H. Affinnih.

Contents of Volume 1, Number 1, November 2000

Editorial
EMPIRICAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Poor Performance of the CAGE Questionnaire in Screening for Heavy Drinking in Men in the Seychelles Islands (Indian Ocean). Pascal Bovet, Jean Perdrix, Daniella Larue, Bertrand Yersin, and Fred Paccaud
A Preliminary Study of the Association Between Unemployment, Drug Abuse and Crime in Africa: The Case of Ghana. Yahya H. Affinnih
Trend Analyses of Substance Use Among Undergraduates of University of Ilorin, Nigeria, 1988-998. M. L. Adelekan, R. J. E. Ndom, A. B. Makanjuola, D. B. Parakoyi and G. K. Osagbemi, O. Fagbemi and A.O. Petu
OPINION/COMMENTARY
Harm Reduction in Nigeria: a New Approach to Drug Control Policy for a Democratic Government. Axel Klein
BOOK REVIEWS
Alcohol and Emerging Markets: Patterns, Problems and Responses. Marcus Grant, editor.
Alcohol and Pleasure: A Health Perspective. Stanton Peele and Marcus Grant, editors.
Reviewed David Jernigan
Alcohol Policy and Public Health in South Africa. Reviewed by E.E.O. Alemika

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