Addicts of the drug cocktail known locally as Nyaope (Nyope) stand in an abandoned building in Simuneye township on the outskirts of Johannesburg. Photo: AFP PHOTO/MUJAHID SAFODIEN
List of rehabilitation centres across the nine provinces people can access for substance abuse and alcohol abuse
Addicts of the drug cocktail known locally as Nyaope (Nyope) stand in an abandoned building in Simuneye township on the outskirts of Johannesburg. Photo: AFP PHOTO/MUJAHID SAFODIEN
Government has intensified its efforts to combat substance and alcohol abuse through intervention programmes in all provinces.
There are Provincial Substance Abuse Forums and Local Drug Action Committees at municipalities to enhance existing community initiatives with knowledge and skills to manage their own prevention work at grassroots level.
The committees are supported by the Central Drug Authority (CDA), which is a government body that consists of experts in medicine, law enforcement and community mobilisation.
The Department of Social Development has rehabilitation centers that are equipped with qualified professionals and resources that help alcohol and substance abuse addicts to recover and provide families much needed support.
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• Gauteng – Dr Fabian and Florence Rebeiro Treatment Centre – 012 734 8300
• Mpumalanga – Swartfontein Treatment Centre- 013 750 9918/16
• Eastern Cape – Ernest Malgas treatment Centre – 041 454 0058/076 922 1885
• Kwa-Zulu Natal – Madadeni Township – 034 329 2011
• Western Cape – Kensington Treatment Centre – 021 511 9169
• North West – JB Marks Treatment Centre- 018 294 5134
• Free State – Charlotte Maxeke Treatment Centre- 051 533 0815/ 051 533 0800
• Northern Cape – Northern Cape Substance Dependency Treatment Centre- 053 802 3300/ 053 874 9103
• Limpopo – Seshego Treatment Centre – 015 233 7016/7
Written by Anele Zikali for GCIS Vuk’uzenzele.