Govt to expand prevention and treatment services to cater for growing problem The breakdown in the family unit is one of the main reasons for the spike in drug and alcohol abuse among the youths as well as adults, Mangaung Metro executive mayor Thabo Manyoni said. Speaking at the launch of the city’s Local Drug Action Committee (LDAC) at the Bloemfontein City Hall on Wednesday, Manyoni said the family unit was an important pillar in the fight against drug and alcohol abuse but it was unfortunate that this unit no longer stood as firmly as it used to do in … Continue reading Mayor: broken families worsen drug abuse