https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S037907381830481X
by PM Mthembi · 2018 · Cited by 49 — Nyaope, a street drug commonly found in South Africa, is a mixture of low grade heroin, cannabis products, antiretroviral drugs and other m
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whoonga
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 ...
https://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/65/supplement_2/242125
by N Nyakale · 2024 — Our preliminary results indicate that Nyope use may cause far more extensive hypometabolism in the brain compared to other drugs of abuse that have been .
https://www.sadag.org/images/pdf/nyoape%20zcard.pdf
NYAOPE. What is Nyaope? Nyaope is a mixture of heroin and dagga and other substances like: • Sugar. • Baby powder. • Bicarbonate of soda. • Washing powder.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11019070/
by D Nene · 2024 · Cited by 4 — The aim of this study was to explore and describe the experiences of families living with nyaope users in a township in Tshwane Metropolitan Mun
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-31620569
Mar 18, 2015 — A mixture of low grade heroin, marijuana, cleaning detergents, rat poison and chlorine, nyaope is cheap costing only about $2 (£1.36) for a hit.
https://www.jscimedcentral.com/jounal-article-info/Journal-of-Addiction-Medicine-and-Therapy/Nyaope:-The-Street-Drug-Destroying-Quality-of-Life-and-Physical-Function-of-Users-12235
Jun 25, 2025 — Nyaope use severely disrupts sleep patterns, making users dependent on the drug to fall asleep and wake up. Chronic users experience excessive ...
https://www.justice.gov.za/docs/articles/201405-Nyaope.pdf
WHAT IS NYAOPE? Nyaope is a popular drug in town- ships. It consists of a mixture of ei- ther heroin or dagga to which other harmful substances can be added ...
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10461-022-03791-6
by K Varshney · 2023 · Cited by 20 — Nyaope is a highly potent drug compared to other well-known drugs; while it frequently contains substances such as ARVs, cannabis, heroin,
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10546252/
by DK Nzaumvila · 2023 · Cited by 7 — Nyaope, which means 'mixture' in the local language, is a uniquely South African recreational street drug that is also relatively new. Fro
https://www.wits.ac.za/curiosity/stories/blocking-the-opioid-pipeline.html
Jan 1, 2024 — Nyaope, also known as pinch, sugars or whoonga, is made of low-grade ('black tar') heroin, marijuana and antiretrovirals. Often, dangerous ...
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0318794
by DK Nzaumvila · 2025 · Cited by 1 — Over the last two decades, nyaope use has evolved to become a prominent substance use disorder in South Africa, posing a significant publi
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1025984815000241
by K Mokwena · 2016 · Cited by 62 — Nyaope is a relatively new drug which until recently was not classified as illegal. It is widely used by many young and poor people in predo
https://openpublichealthjournal.com/VOLUME/15/ELOCATOR/e187494452212061/FULLTEXT/
by ML Sibusiso · 2022 · Cited by 5 — Participants reported experiencing a decline in academic performance, deteriorating relationships with others, poor physical and psychologi
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/20786190.2016.1223794
by L Fernandes · 2016 · Cited by 47 — Background: Nyaope addiction is a significant health and social problem affecting some South African communities. With reported nyaope reh
https://purerims.smu.ac.za/en/publications/drug-interactions-in-the-constituents-of-street-drug-mixture-nyao
Nyaope is a unique South African street drug mixture thought to contain illicit drugs and other compounds and is usually inhaled after wrapping in the Cannabis ...
https://unisapressjournals.co.za/index.php/SaHS/article/view/17704
by K Morare · 2025 — This study explored the experiences of youths recovering from nyaope addiction in the Alexandra township, South Africa. Eight Black male ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-24137003
Sep 18, 2013 — Nyaope is a whitish powder - low-grade heroin mixed with ingredients such as rat poison and sometimes even crushed-up medicine for people with HIV.