South Africa Country Profile
Drug policy
- Availability of programmes that diverts clients away from criminal justice towards treatment
Treatment Services
- Specialised treatment system for both drug and alcohol use disorders
- Pharmacotherapy: Methadone, Buprenorphine, Benzodiazepines, Phenergan all used for the treatment of opioid dependence for detoxification
- Pharmacotherapy: Methadone, Buprenorphine and Ibogaine used for the treatment of opioid dependence for maintenance
- Pharmacotherapy: Benzodiazepines, Nitrous oxide, carbamazepine used for treatment for alcohol withdrawal
- Settings involved in the provision of Methadone/Buprenorphine: Public general hospitals, Public mental health hospitals, Public drug treatment centres, Private practice, Primary health care, Community pharmacies, Prisons
- Social Workers, Addiction Counsellors and Psychiatrists are the key professionals for the treatment of people with alcohol use disorders and drug use disorders
- NGO presence for drug and alcohol treatment and prevention
Prevention Services
- Government unit responsible for the prevention of alcohol and drug use disorders
- Annual budget line for the prevention of substance use disorders and mental health issues
- Prevention initiatives are largely state financed
- Prevention services available via mass media channels, school-based programmes and community-based programmes
- No needle exchange programme
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