{"id":161269,"date":"2020-05-06T22:47:54","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T20:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/pasha-64-the-history-of-drugs-in-southern-africa-the-conversation\/"},"modified":"2020-05-06T22:47:54","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T20:47:54","slug":"pasha-64-the-history-of-drugs-in-southern-africa-the-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/pasha-64-the-history-of-drugs-in-southern-africa-the-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"Pasha 64: The history of drugs in southern Africa | The Conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/pasha-64-the-history-of-drugs-in-southern-africa-138033\">Pasha 64: The history of drugs in southern Africa<\/a>: <\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/333068\/original\/file-20200506-49573-16ps9g3.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=496&amp;fit=clip\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">shutterstock<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The history of drugs in southern Africa shows how pharmaceutical and illegal substances are intertwined. Understanding the history matters because a society inherits ideas about what is \u201cnormal\u201d and what is morally right or wrong. This shapes the approach to care for people with drug addiction, for example. Policy makers need to base their decisions on empirical information, not prejudice, fear and blame.<\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s episode of Pasha, Thembisa Waetjen, an Associate Professor of History at the University of Johannesburg, discusses the history of drug substances like opium and cannabis in southern Africa.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>   <em>     <strong>       Read more:       The highs and lows of the opium trade in southern Africa     <\/strong>   <\/em> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<hr>\n<p>   <em>     <strong>       Read more:       Secret histories of drugs &#8212; legal and illegal &#8212; in southern Africa     <\/strong>   <\/em> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Photo:<\/strong>  \u201cMap with drugs\u201d By smart.art Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p><strong>Music<\/strong> \u201cHappy African Village\u201d by John Bartmann, found on FreeMusicArchive.org licensed under CC0 1.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChill And Grill\u201d by John Bartmann, found on FreeMusicArchive.org licensed under Attribution-non commercial License.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sounds<\/strong> \u201cGauteng premier on Cannabis\u201d by SABC found on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/counter.theconversation.com\/content\/138033\/count.gif\" alt=\"The Conversation\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/pasha-64-the-history-of-drugs-in-southern-africa-138033\">The Conversation \u2013 Articles (AFRICA)<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/theconversation.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Conversation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join the fun:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/add-your-event\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Add Your event<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mypr.co.za\/submit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Submit a Press Release<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/directory\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Add your listing<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pasha 64: The history of drugs in southern Africa: shutterstock The history of drugs in southern Africa shows how pharmaceutical and illegal substances are intertwined. Understanding the history matters because a society inherits ideas about what is \u201cnormal\u201d and what is morally right or wrong. 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