UP Department of Family Medicine and City of Tshwane have partnered to provide better solutions to drug use problems in Tshwane.

Read the article in The Citizen here:

http://citizen.co.za/news/news-national/1458895/tshwane-tuks-join-forces-tackle-drug-abuse/

Of importance is the following quote:

Msimanga said the approach to dealing with substance abuse has shifted from sending users either to jail or to rehabilitation centres where withdrawal and total abstinence are the sole aim.

It has now moved to a human rights, harm reduction and health care approach where early detection, hard reduction and care in the community through relationship building, support and re-integration into the society are the main focus.

‘The COPC, brief interventions, opioid substance therapy (OST) and a needle exchange
programme are central to this approach.’

(Keppler, V. 2017. Tshwane, Tuks join forces to tackle drug abuse. The Citizen. 16 March. Accessed: 20 March 2017. Available: http://citizen.co.za/news/news-national/1458895/tshwane-tuks-join-forces-tackle-drug-abuse/)