Drug Policy
- Presence of programmes that divert clients away from the criminal justice system towards treatment
- Compulsory treatment for people with substance use disorders
Treatment Services
- Government unit responsible for treatment services for SUD
- Budget line in annual budget of government for SUD treatment
- NGOs supported by government funding provide the most important financial source for treatment services
- Specialised treatment system for alcohol and drug use disorders which is integrated in mental health and general health care
- Methadone, Buprenorphine and naloxone are all used for opioid dependence detoxification
- Addictologists, narcologists, addiction counsellors and psychiatrists play the most important role in the treatment of people with substance use disorders
Prevention Services
- Government unit responsible for the prevention of SUD
- Budget line in annual budget of government for prevention of SUD
- Federal government is the most important source of funding for prevention services
- Prevention services available via mass media channels, school-based and community-based programmes
- No harm reduction programmes e.g. needle exchange
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