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. 2007 Dec 28;2:37. doi: 10.1186/1747-597X-2-37

Table 3.

Proportion of selected other drugs abused with cocaine as primary and secondary drug of abuse (2006b)

Cape Town Gauteng Eastern Cape
Cocaine as primary drug: Other drugs Drugs that are primary when cocaine is secondary Cocaine as primary drug: Other drugs Drugs that are primary when cocaine is secondary Cocaine as primary drug: Other drugs Drugs that are primary when cocaine is secondary

None 30.6 N/A 36.5 N/A 41.1 N/A
Alcohol 37.3 26.8 29.2 25.4 25.8 18.6
Cannabis 26.9 13.2 23.2 20.4 29.0 32.6
Methaqualone 12.7 3.4 3.7 2.6 18.5 11.6
Heroin 6.0 18.5 10.5 35.0 5.7 20.9
Ecstasy 6.0 1.5 6.2 1.5 7.3 7.0
Methamphetamine 11.9 33.7 0.6 0.5 1.6 7.0
Methcathinone 0.8 1.0 4.0 13.1 0 1.6
OTC-Prescription medicines 6.7 1.5 4.8 1.5 1.6 2.3