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Thought this deserves it's own topic.
http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/drugs/Documents/National_Drug_Master-Plan_2012-2016_June-20-2011.pdf
It is quite different to the traditional way that SA has always dealt with drugs and users.
Rehabilitation centres are up in arms due to this but with an average national success rate of 3% (and I am pretty sure this is higher than it actually is by at the very least 1.5%) I think it's time SANCA and ilk step aside. That experiment has failed completely. The only people rehabilitation centres help is themselves. Their clients (no, not patients) are simply another form of income.
The scourge of substance abuse continues to ravage our communities, families and particularly our youth, the more so as it goes hand in hand with poverty, crime, reduced productivity, unemployment, dysfunctional family life, escalation of chronic diseases and premature death. South Africa needs to address the problem of substance abuse in partnership with other African countries without regard to issues of economic class, race, colour, gender and the professional status of an individual. Substance abuse is a cause of great concern, given the fight to restore Africa to its rightful place in the world. The ability to implement effectively a coordinated, multi-pronged plan that takes cognisance of legal, health and socio-economic issues and is supported by all spheres of government and all sectors of society is key to this process.
The revised National Drug Master Plan 2012-2016 is South Africa’s answer to this challenge. It has been designed to serve as the basis for holistic and cost-effective strategies to reduce the demand for and supply of drugs and the harm associated with their use and abuse. Ultimately the plan is intended to help realise the vision of a substance-abuse free society where the effect of drugs will be so reduced that more attention can be focused on raising the quality of life of the poor and vulnerable and of developing the people to achieve their true potential. In comparison with the second National Drug Master Plan 2006-2011, the focus in the revised plan is more on the delivery of interventions that not only are informed by best practices and evidence but are designed to meet the defined needs of the communities in combating the scourge of substance use, abuse- and dependence in their neighbourhoods.
http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/drugs/Documents/National_Drug_Master-Plan_2012-2016_June-20-2011.pdf
It is quite different to the traditional way that SA has always dealt with drugs and users.
Rehabilitation centres are up in arms due to this but with an average national success rate of 3% (and I am pretty sure this is higher than it actually is by at the very least 1.5%) I think it's time SANCA and ilk step aside. That experiment has failed completely. The only people rehabilitation centres help is themselves. Their clients (no, not patients) are simply another form of income.