Question NW3080 to the Minister of Social Development
11 October 2022 - NW3080
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Social Development
What (a) is the total number of drug rehabilitation centres in the Republic, (b) number of (i) the specified centres offer services for free and (ii) patients does each centre accommodate?
Reply:
a) In terms of the current database the total number of drug rehabilitation centres in the country is 297. It is very important to indicate that the database of registered drug rehabilitation centres is updated on an ongoing basis. The update is based on the number of registered centres in terms of the Prevention of and Treatment for Substance Abuse Act, No.70 of 2008.
b) (i)The number of treatment and rehabilitation centres that offer services for free is 169.
(ii)The number of patients each centre accommodate depends on the centre’s bed capacity (see annexure A).