| (1) |
The Minister must, together with the National Youth Commission and the Ministers of Finance, Education, Health, Justice and Constitutional Development, Arts and Culture, Sports and Recreation, Local and Provincial Government, Correctional Services and Safety and Security, develop and implement comprehensive intersectoral strategies aimed at reducing the demand and harm caused by substance abuse. |
(2) These strategies must include four categories of services, namely—
(a) prevention that provides for—
| (i) |
measures aimed at skills development for individuals, families and communities to enable them to enjoy a better quality of life; |
| (ii) |
anticipatory actions to reduce the likelihood of undesirable conditions which may expose people to substance abuse, including information, communication and education of members of the public about the risks associated with substance abuse; |
| (iii) |
proactive measures targeting individuals, families and communities to avoid the abuse of substances and to prevent persons from moving into higher levels of substance abuse; and |
| (iv) |
the creation of opportunities for and promotion of healthy lifestyles; |
| (b) |
early intervention that provides for— |
| (i) |
the identification of risky behaviour that is associated with and predisposes people to substance abuse; |
| (ii) |
the detection of conditions such as poverty and other environmental factors that contribute to crime and the abuse of substances; |
| (iv) |
programmes to interrupt progression of the abuse of substances, such as recreational drug use, to the higher levels of dependence through skills development and developmental socio-therapeutic interventions; and |
| (v) |
referral to treatment programmes, where appropriate, to reduce the social, health and economic consequences for service users; |
| (c) |
treatment that provides for— |
| (i) |
medical interventions that address the physiological and psychiatric needs of the service user; |
| (ii) |
psycho-social programmes that address the relationships, emotions, feelings, attitudes, beliefs, thoughts and behaviour patterns of service users; |
| (iii) |
provision of interventions that target the environmental factors in the space of the service user, including the family and community; and |
| (iv) |
the preparation of service users for reintegration into society through developmental programmes, including skills development; and |
| (d) |
aftercare and reintegration that provide for— |
| (i) |
the integration of people who have undergone the formal treatment episode into their families and communities; |
| (ii) |
individuals to be equipped with additional skills to maintain their treatment gains, sobriety and avoid relapse; |
| (iii) |
the establishment of mutual support groups to enhance their self-reliance and optimal social functioning; and |
| (iv) |
the link between service users and resources for their further development and well being. |
| (3) |
The Minister must, after consultation with the ministers and organs of state referred to in subsection (1), develop and implement comprehensive intersectoral strategies for treatment services contemplated in subsection (2)(c). |
South African Weather Service Act, 2001
