Researchers in a new study have revealed that children who are maltreated in their childhood are more likely to engage in alcohol and substance use by the time they are 40 years old.

Maltreated children 3 times more likely to engage in substance abuse in adulthood

A third of all children in the country have experienced some form of sexual abuse in their lifetime

In South Africa, boys more likely to be sexually abused than girls: researchers

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