Abstract
The complex problem of drug abuse and drug-related crimes in communities in the Western Cape province cannot be studied in isolation but through the system they are embedded in. In this paper, a theoretical model to evaluate the syndemic of substance abuse and drug-related crimes within the Western Cape province of South Africa is constructed and explored. The dynamics of drug abuse and drug-related crimes within the Western Cape are simulated using STELLA software. The simulation results are consistent with the data from SACENDU and CrimeStats SA, highlighting the usefulness of such a model in designing and planning interventions to combat substance abuse and its related problems.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 4074197 |
| Journal | Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine |
| Volume | 2017 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Modeling and Simulation
- General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
- General Immunology and Microbiology
- Applied Mathematics
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