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C D A. THE NATURE OF THE DRUG PROBLEM IN SA. % OF POPULATION. C D A. Size of the Problem. Cannabis = 8.4% (Global Norm 4%) Opiates = 0.3% (Global Norm 0.4%) Cocaine = 0.8% (Global Norm 0.3%) Amphetamine Type Stimulants = 0.8% (Global Norm 0.4%) Tik = 98% in CT

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  1. C D A THE NATURE OF THE DRUG PROBLEM IN SA % OF POPULATION

  2. C D A Size of the Problem • Cannabis = 8.4% (Global Norm 4%) • Opiates = 0.3% (Global Norm 0.4%) • Cocaine = 0.8% (Global Norm 0.3%) • Amphetamine Type Stimulants = 0.8% (Global Norm 0.4%) Tik = 98% in CT • OTC and Prescription Medicines = 2-6% • Alcohol =31% of population

  3. C D A DRUG USERS IN SA IN MILLIONS PROBLEM USERS 235 777 DIRECT COSTS R10bn pa

  4. C D A THE NATURE OF THE ALCOHOL PROBLEM IN SA

  5. C D A TOTAL CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL SA’s 10.1 m drinkers EACH drink per year: 196 six-packs of beer, or 62 bottles of spirits, or 220 bottles of wine, or 666 cartons of sorghum beer 20.1 L of pure alcohol per head = Top Ten in the World!

  6. C D A ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AMONGST ADOLESCENTS

  7. C D A LIFETIME SUBSTANCE USE BY LEARNERS Youth Risk Behaviour 2002

  8. PERCENTAGE OF USERS AND NON-USERS REPORTING EXPULSION Youth Risk Behaviour 2002

  9. C D A THE DRUG PROBLEM: THE YOUTH UP CLOSE AND MORE PERSONAL • THINK ABOUT SCHOOLS & YOUNG OFFENDERS: • Age of Dependence: 12 years and reducing. • School children: 1 in 2 experimented • Drug dealers in schools: Target schools • Increase in injection drug use (IDU) • HIV/AIDS in prisons linked to IDU • Tik :42% to 98% level in Cape treatment centres • SACENDU and ISS: Positive link between drugs and violence • Drug Disguises: Peanuts; tattoos; sweets; cakes; lollipops

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