CENTRAL DRUG AUTHORITY PRESENTATION A PRESENTATION TO THE PARLIAMENTARY PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

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CENTRAL DRUG AUTHORITY PRESENTATIONA
PRESENTATION TO THEPARLIAMENTARY PORTFOLIO
COMMITTEEONSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
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Outline of the Presentation

• Purpose of the presentation
• What is CDA
• Powers and functions of the CDA
• Supporting structures of the CDA
• The National Drug Master Plan (NDMP)
• The implementation of the NDMP
• Achievements of the CDA
• Challenges during the financial year
• Recommendations and the way forward
• Conclusion

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Purpose of the presentation

• The purpose is to inform members of the Portfolio
  Committee on Social Development on the activities
  of the CDA during the financial year 2008/2009

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WHAT IS THE CDA?

• CDA is a statutory body, established in terms of
  the Prevention and Treatment of Drug Dependency
  Act, Act No 20 of 1992 as amended.
• CDA nominally an Authority, in practice still an
  advisory body
• Members of the CDA are appointed by the Minister
  and consist of 12 persons from the private
  sector, who are experts in the field of substance
  abuse and nominated representatives from 14
  government departments and two entities
• Secretariat ( 4 officials) a sub-directorate of
  Directorate Substance Abuse and CDA in national
  Department of Social Development

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POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE CDA

• In terms of the present Act, the CDA is expected
  to
• give effect to the National Drug Master Plan
• advise the Minister on any matter affecting the
  abuse of drugs
• may plan, coordinate and promote measures
  relating to the prevention and combating of the
  drugs and the treatment of persons dependent on
  drugs.

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POWERS AND FUNCTIONS continued

• The CDA
• shall review the National Drug Master Plan every
  five years and submit to Cabinet for approval
• shall report to Parliament on progress in
  combating substance abuse in the country annually
• arrange conferences/summits relating to combating
  substance abuse in South Africa
• exercise such powers and perform such duties as
  may be determined by the Minister from time to
  time

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COMPOSITION OF CDA BOARD

• 12 nominated members as experts in the field
• Representatives from
• Arts and Culture
• Correctional Services
• Education
• Financial Intelligence Centre
• International Relations and Cooperation
• Health and Medicines Control Council
• Home Affairs

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COMPOSITION OF CDA BOARD cont.

• Justice and Constitutional Development
• Labour
• National Youth Development Agency
• - Social Development
• South African Police Services
• South African Revenue Services
• Trade and Industry
• Transport

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THE NATIONAL DRUG MASTER PLAN2006-2011

• The National Drug Master Plan (NDMP), is the
  approved national strategy to combat substance
  abuse
• The NDMP provides
• an analysis of the drug problem and trends
• Some health and socio-economic consequences of
  substance abuse
• guidelines on priorities and a framework for
  action in combating substance abuse
• It outlines
• strategic interventions
• the roles of the government departments on how
  they should prevent and combat substance abuse
• monitoring and evaluation at various levels

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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NDMP

• NDMP implementation requires a supporting
  structure of
• 9 Provincial Substance Abuse Forums (PSAF)
• 238 Local Drug Action Committees (LDAC) and
• Non-Government Organisations involved in
  combating substance abuse
• CDA assists in development and co-ordination of
• national government departmental Mini-Drug
  Master Plans aimed at combating substance abuse
• Provincial Substance Abuse Forums Mini Drug
  Master Plans aimed at combating substance abuse
• CDA provides the support, communication,
  monitoring and evaluation needed to achieve its
  specified results.

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MINISTER
CDA NDMP SUPPORTING STRUCTURES
PUBLIC INPUT
CDA
DEPT INPUT
DEPT IMPLEMENTATION
NDMP OUTCOMES OPERATIONAL/ ACTION PLAN
9 PROVINCIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE FORUMS (MDMPS)
DEPT MINI DMPS
328 LOCAL DRUG ACTION COMMITTEES
NGOS COMMUNITIES
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Achievements of the CDA

• A National Database on substance abuse
  information has been completed. The data have
  been populated by the CDA and Information
  Management Unit of DSD
• A National Clearinghouse and website were
  developed and substantial number of books were
  purchased and catalogued. This project is managed
  by the CDA and the DSD Library. Website address
  www.cda.gov.za

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Achievements cont

• Each of the nine provinces in the country now has
  a Provincial Substance Abuse Forum (PSAF) that is
  in constant contact with the CDA. There are also
  now 185 Local Drug Action Committees on substance
  abuse that report to the nine PSAF.
• The CDA Position Paper on Cannabis was consulted
  in seven of the provinces and will be finalised
  and presented to cabinet and later to Parliament
  as soon as it has been discussed in all nine
  provinces

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Achievements cont.

• Preparations are at an advanced stage for
  conducting a baseline research study on the
  nature and extent of alcohol and other drug
  problem and the impact on preventative programmes
  on communities in South Africa .
• Preparations for hosting the 2nd Biennial Summit
  on Substance Abuse are at an advanced stage
• Capacity building of the support structure for
  the development and implementation of the Mini
  Drug Master Plan (Mini DMP) took place

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Challenges

• Securing government department representation on
  the CDA and ensuring attendance of meetings and
  involvement in the development of Mini Drug
  Master Plans
• Correcting the non-uniform reporting system and
  countering the lack of commitment and the
  non-submission of reports

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Challenges cont.

• Improving the paucity of data
• Rectifying the inadequate administrative and
  financial resources to carry out the mandate of
  the CDA

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Recommendations

• The need for the appointment in a fulltime
  capacity of a Chief Director or Executive Officer
  or the equivalent thereof to the CDA to execute
  the management and coordination of the activities
  of the CDA and the National Drug Master Plan
• The desirability of reviewing the structure and
  staffing of the secretariat and seconding
  selected personnel from the other departments to
  the secretariat to enable it to function more
  effectively

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Recommendations cont

• The departments required in terms of the
  prevention and Treatment of Drug Dependency Act
  (No. 20 of 1992 as amended) to prioritise
  nomination of members to the CDA to represent
  those department
• The integrated strategy for combating the drug
  problem should be adopted formally

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Recommendations cont

• The Provincial Substance Abuse Forums and the
  Local Drug Action Committees should be replica of
  all the departments represented on the CDA in
  terms of Section 2 of the Prevention and
  Treatment of Drug Dependency Act (No. 20 of 1992
  as amended)
• The departments represented on the CDA, the PSAFs
  and their related LDACs should be tasked formally
  by their relevant authorities to develop their
  small adaptations of the NDMPs referred as Mini
  Drug Master Plans. The departments represented on
  the CDA must avail resources for the Mini Drug
  Master Plans development and implementations.

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The way forward

• The NDMP vision of a drug free society can be
  attained only if all the departments and other
  stakeholders listed in the NDMP participate
  actively and together endeavour at national (CDA)
  level, provincial (Provincial Forum) level and
  municipal (Local Drug Action Committee) level to
  fulfil their role in the struggle against
  substance abuse

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CONCLUSION

• The CDA is a statutory authority with dedicated
  members, mandated to give effect to the National
  Drug Master Plan (NDMP)
• The NDMP is a plan approved by Cabinet for
  combating substance abuse, and meets the
  requirements of the 3 UN Conventions on Drug
  Abuse.
• The CDA works through the Provincial Substance
  Abuse Forums and Local Drug Action Committees.
• The three key elements of the integrated strategy
  include demand, supply and harm reduction.