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Substance Abuse: Government resources: Library Guide: Studies and reports

Children

Medical Research Council. Third review :  crime violence and injury in South Africa : 21st Century solution for child safety (2012). Chapter 14, Alcohol and drug use, pages 195-213.

Conferences & seminars

South Africa. Department of Science and Technology, Human Sciences Research Council, University of Cape Town. Substance Abuse, Harm Prevention and Harm Reduction Setting a Research Agenda DST & HSRC Human and Social Dynamics Research Seminar 2 March 2015

Substance abuse research & 2011 Summit resolutions: briefing by Central Drug Authority & Department of Social Development

Working Conference on the Implementation of the National Plan to Prevent and Combat Alcohol and Drug Abuse in South Africa (1990 :    Two days to shape the future :   report : Working Conference on the Implementation of the National Plan to Prevent and Combat Alcohol and Drug Abuse in South Africa, 8-9 March 1990 /    Pretoria :   Dept. of National Health and Population Development,   1992.   G 68 E.HEAL.92.TWOD

South African International Conference on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence 1st : 1974.    Proceedings of the First South African International Conference on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence /    Pretoria :   The Dept.,   1974-1975.   G 68 E.WELF.74.PROC

Committee reports

Search the Parliamentary Monitoring Group for Committee Reports, e.g.,

Report of the Portfolio Committee on Social Development on the 2011/12 annual report of the Central Drug Authority (CDA) dated 20 August 2013

Report of the Portfolio Committee on Social Development on the 2010/11 Annual report of the Central Drug Authority (CDA), dated 12 March 2013, p. 857-861.

South Africa. Committee of Inquiry into the Abuse of Drugs.    Report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Abuse of Drugs, 1970.    Pretoria :   Government Printer,   1970. G 68 ERP 97/1970 

Studies

Southern African Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use. Monitoring alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse treatment admissions in South Africa, March 2018, Phase 42

Southern African Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use. Monitoring alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse treatment admissions in South Africa, September 2017, Phase 41

Southern African Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use. Monitoring alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse treatment admissions in South Africa, March 2017, Phase 40

Southern African Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use. Monitoring alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse treatment admissions in South Africa, September 2016, Phase 39

Southern African Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use. Monitoring alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse treatment admissions in South Africa, February 2016, Phase 38

Southern African Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use. Monitoring alcohol and drug trends, July-December 2014, Phase 37

Department of Social Development (2011). Snap-shot survey report on substance abuse in the nine provinces in South Africa

Harker, Nadine ... [et al.] (2009?). Substance abuse trends in the Western Cape: a review of studies conducted since 2000. MRC, UCT & HSRC.

Marais, Sandra, Anesh Sukhai, Hilton Donson. Monitoring alcohol and other substance abuse in South Africa : the alcohol and drug injury nexus IN: Crime, violence and injury prevention in South Africa :   development and challenges, Chapter 8, pages 128-144.    Tygerberg, South Africa :   Medical Research Council, University of South Africa,   2004.   G 68 E.HEAL.04.CRIM

Harker, Nadine ... [et al.] Substance abuse trends in the Western Cape : a review of studies conducted since 2000. [Pretoria : HSCR, 2007?]

WHO/UNDCP Global Initiative on Primary Prevention of Substance Abuse. Substance Use in Southern Africa Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices and Opportunities for Intervention Summary of baseline assessments in the Republic of South Africa, the United Republic of Tanzania and the Republic of Zambia. Geneva : WHO, 2003.

Rocha-Silva, Lee.    The nature and extent of drug use and the prevalence of related problems in South Africa :   national surveillance /    Pretoria :   HSRC Publishers,   1998.   G 68 E.HSRC.98.NATU

Alcohol and HIV

Morojele, Neo K. ... [et al.] (2013) Review of research on alcohol and HIV in sub-Saharan Africa (South African Medical Research Council Policy brief , February 2013)

South Africa. Department of Health & South African Medical Research Council. Situational Analysis on Alcohol and HIV in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Findings and Recommendations. March 2012.

Alcohol

Kasolo, Francis. World Health Organization. Global Status on Alcohol Abuse: How is South Africa rated and the implications for policy [presentation] 

Van Walbeek, Corné, Evan Blecher. 2014. The economics of alcohol use, misuse and policy in South Africa. Commissioned by the WHO South Africa Office.

Drugs and crime

Western Cape. Department of Community Development. Provincial Policing Needs and Priorities (PNP) Report for the Western Cape 2018/19 on the Policing of Drugs.

Drugs and violence against women and children: some findings of MRC research & implications for policy: presentation to Portfolio Committee on Women, Children and People with Disabilities, 31 October 12

Gie, Janet.    Crime in Cape Town :   2001 - 2006 : a brief analysis of reported violent, property and drug- related crime in Cape Town /    [Cape Town] :   City of Cape Town,   2007.   G RCT E.DEVE.07.CRIM

Mental health

South Africa Mental Health and Substance Abuse Committee    Report :   mental health and substance abuse.    [Pretoria? :   Mental Health and Substance Abuse Committee?],   1995   G 68 E.HEAL.95.REPO

Treatment

Aftercare of a group alcoholics and drug dependants following their treatment in a rehabilitation centre /    Pretoria :   Dept. of Health and Welfare,   1983   G 68 E.HEAL.84.AFTE

South Africa. Interdepartmental Committee of Inquiry into the Treatment of the Alcoholic.    Report of the Interdepartmental Committee of Inquiry into the Treatment of the Alcoholic.    Pretoria :   Government Printer,   1962-63.   G 68 E.WELF.62.REPO