Iceland

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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