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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)