Drug Policy
- Compulsory treatment for people with drug use disorders
- Availability of programmes that divert clients away from the criminal justice system towards treatment for drug use disorders
Treatment Services
- Government unit responsible for treatment services for SUD
- Budget line in annual budget of government for SUD treatment services
- Taxes provide the most important source of funding for alcohol and drugs treatment programmes
- Specialised treatment for alcohol and drug use disorders
- Methadone is used for opioid dependence for detoxification
- Psychiatric Nurses, Social Workers and GPs are the three most important health professionals for the treatment of those with alcohol and/or drug use disorders
Prevention Services
- Government unit responsible for the prevention of SUD
- Budget line in annual budget for prevention of SUD
- State government provides the most importance financial source for prevention services for SUD
- Prevention services are available via mass media channels, school-based programmes and community-based programmes
- Thailand has a community-based needle exchange programme
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