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Report highlights drug use trends from treatment centres across South African cities, indicating growing concerns.
This report contains detailed data from specialist substance abuse treatment centres in the six cities that comprise the South African Community Epidemiology Network on drug use, namely Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, East London, Gauteng and Mpumalanga. East London joined the network in 2004. Summaries or abstracts of other presentations given at the various report back meetings are also provided.
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