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Drug policy
- No special legislative provision for treatment and rehabilitation for people with SUD
- Treatment for SUD is not compulsory
- Availability of programmes that divert clients away from the criminal justice system towards treatment
Treatment Services
- Government unit responsible for treatment services for SUD
- Budget line in annual budget of government for SUD treatment
- NGOs provide main source of financial support for treatment services for drugs and alcohol disorders
- Specialised treatment system for alcohol and drug use disorders
- Methadone and benzodiazepines used for opioid dependence for detoxification
- Psychologists, Addictologists/Narcologists and Psychiatrists are the three key health care professionals involved in the treatment of those with SUD
Prevention Services
- Government unit responsible for the prevention of SUD
- Budget line in annual budget of government for prevention of SUD
- Federal government provides main source of financial support 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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