[DOWNLOAD] ~ Epidemiology of Drug Abuse Treatment in South Africa (Report) " by South African Journal of Psychiatry ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: Epidemiology of Drug Abuse Treatment in South Africa (Report)
- Author : South African Journal of Psychiatry
- Release Date : January 01, 2010
- Genre: Health & Fitness,Books,Health, Mind & Body,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 227 KB
Description
Empirical evidence collected in the late 1990s pointed to a gradual increase in drug-related problems and substance abuse in South Africa. The challenges associated with substance abuse continue to be perpetuated by socio-economic and developmental factors (1) and because South Africa is one of the world's largest producers of some drugs such as cannabis, most of which is consumed regionally, with shipments going to the Netherlands and the UK. (2) Both locally and at a global level, moreover, drug consumption and trafficking is very active. (3) In South Africa, alcohol and drug abuse was highlighted by former President Nelson Mandela in his opening address to Parliament in 1994, (4) as a problem among the social pathologies that needed attention. Since 1994, there has been a dramatic increase in the establishment of private treatment services (both licensed and unlicensed). (5,6) An initiative to develop norms and standards for in-patient treatment centres has recently been completed. (7) Steps have also been taken to institute protocols for managing the detoxification of patients at secondary hospitals in several provinces. (8)