Review

Methamphetamine abuse, psychosis and your patient

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 48 , issue 2 , 2006 , pages: 56–57

DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2006.10873344

Author(s): Bronwyn Myers Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Unit, MRC, , Charles Parry Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Unit, MRC and Department of Psychology, , Cathy Karassellos Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Unit, MRC and Cape Town Drug Counselling Centre, , Grant Jardine Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Unit, MRC,

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Abstract

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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