Skip to Main Content

Substance Abuse: Government resources: Library Guide: Government

National Government Departments

National public entities

Central Drug Authority (CDA)

"a statutory body appointed in terms of the Prevention and Treatment of Substance Dependency Act (No. 20 of 1992 as amended) by the Minister of Social Development."

National Liquor Authority (NLA) "established in terms of the Liquor Act, 2003 (Act No. 59 of 2003)"

South African Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (SACENDU) (Archived version)

South African Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (SACENDU) 

"established in 1996 by the South African Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Department of Psychology at the University of Durban-Westville with funding from the World Health Organization. SACENDU is a network of researchers, practitioners and policy makers from all areas of South Africa."

South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport.

Public entity established by the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport Act 14 of 1997.

South African Medical Research Council. Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Research Unit