Official reply:
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION 2618/2012
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
2618. Ms N P Gcume (Cope) to ask the Minister of Social Development:
How many children between the ages of (a) 12 and 14, (b) 14 and 16 and
(c) 16 and 18 were receiving treatment for (i) alcohol and (ii) drug
dependency as at the latest specified date for which information is
available? NW3228E
REPLY: The number of children receiving treatment for the current financial
year was as per the following age categories:
a) Between 12 and 14 years: 218
b) Between 14 and 16 years: 651
c) Between 16 and 18 years: 329
These children are reported to have been treated for both alcohol and drug
dependency