Methamphetamine abuse, psychosis and your patient
Recent findings from the MRC-led South African Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (SACENDU) Project (which collects data on treatment episodes from substance abuse treatment centres) point to a significant and unprecedented increase in the proportion of clients reporting methamphetamine (MA)...
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| description | Recent findings from the MRC-led South African Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (SACENDU) Project (which collects data on treatment episodes from substance abuse treatment centres) point to a significant and unprecedented increase in the proportion of clients reporting methamphetamine (MA) as their primary and/or secondary drug of abuse at these specialist substance abuse treatment centres in the Western Cape. For example, the proportion of clients reporting methamphetamine-related problems has increased from 5% of the total treatment population at Cape Town Drug Counselling Centre (the largest non-profit outpatient treatment centre in Cape Town) in 2003 to between 44% and 48% of the treatment population in 2004.1 |
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| spelling | doaj-art-99e2a52371d4499d90d8a774b3c364762025-08-20T03:44:01ZengAOSISSouth African Family Practice2078-61902078-62042006-03-0148210.1080/20786204.2006.10873344488Methamphetamine abuse, psychosis and your patientBronwyn Myers0Charles Parry1Cathy Karassellos2Grant Jardine3Medical Research CouncilStellenbosch UniversityMedical Research CouncilMedical Research CouncilRecent findings from the MRC-led South African Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (SACENDU) Project (which collects data on treatment episodes from substance abuse treatment centres) point to a significant and unprecedented increase in the proportion of clients reporting methamphetamine (MA) as their primary and/or secondary drug of abuse at these specialist substance abuse treatment centres in the Western Cape. For example, the proportion of clients reporting methamphetamine-related problems has increased from 5% of the total treatment population at Cape Town Drug Counselling Centre (the largest non-profit outpatient treatment centre in Cape Town) in 2003 to between 44% and 48% of the treatment population in 2004.1https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/511methamphetaminepsychosis |
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