Chairperson, as I have already indicated, there are 23 centres that are being supported by the Department of Social Development. Even though they are privately managed, they are funded by the department. We expect those centres - even where we don't have state centres - to actually support those of our people who are not able to fund themselves.
Indeed, it is true that people can be assisted only when they are willing to be helped and I think it is necessary that we as a nation really acknowledge this problem. The issue of substance abuse is a crisis because it is gradually eroding our nation. We have to move beyond party politics. Even those centres that are privately owned need to begin to help the people who are really in dire need and find themselves, through error or any other reason, in the situation of abusing drugs.
Some of the drug abuse stems from the voluntary use of alcohol, but when we look at the figures right now, at the state of affairs, the reality is that we have a very big challenge to which we will have to rise as a nation. This august House is welcome to talk to us about that problem - it is an enormous challenge.