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The purpose of this paper is to describe characteristics of substance abuse treatment counselors in the Republic of South Africa, including demographics, e
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abused (both physically and sexually). Over half (58.9%) of the participants had up to primary education level, and about 43% had lived on the street for 3–8 years. Significantly more females (19.8%) reported sexual abuse as the cause of leaving home than males (2.5%), χ2(1, 223...
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DoesNOTincludealladmissionstosubstanceabusetreatment MethamphetamineStatistics TEDS2003 FiveSubstancesofAbuseAccountedfor96%ofallTEDSAdmissions2003 Alcohol 42% Opiates(primarilyheroin) 18% Marijuana/hashish 15% Stimulants 7% (primarilyMethamphetamine) Increasefrom2%in1993 ...