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In 1969, Sandilands Hospital was the only in-patient psychiatric facility in the Bahamas. Hospital records show that for that year, there were twenty-two persons admitted to hospital who were treated for drug related conditions. In 1970, twenty-seven drug related cases were admitted to hospital for treatment and in 1971, there were forty-five, and in 1972, thirty-four.
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Clarke, N.A. (1987). Drug Abuse 1975–1985: Clinical Perspectives of the Bahamian Experience of Illegal Substances. In: Allen, D.F. (eds) The Cocaine Crisis. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1837-8_12
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