Transcript Modern approaches in the field of drug prevention in Slovenia

Modern approaches
in the field of drug prevention
in Slovenia
Matej Kosir
Senior Counsellor and EDDRA Manager
Government Office for Drugs Slovenia
2nd Prevnet Conference of Telematics in Addiction Prevention
23 – 25 Oct 2003, Killashee Country House, Naas, Ireland
Introduction
National strategy (2003) – support to new
information technologies in drug
prevention
EDDRA – data collection process (2003)
38,5 % programmes in the field of drug
demand reduction have web sites, 1 SMS
project and 1 internet game
Criteria: popularity, period of existing,
other preventive activities and uniqueness
Presented programmes
Web sites:
www.konoplja.org (cannabis)
www.drogart.org (synthetic drugs)
SMS project:
SMSPIP
Internet game:
“Fly on Drugs”
www.konoplja.org
 Since 2000
 Basically on cannabis
 Educational
 Informational
 Regularly updated
 Promoting non-use
 Promoting safe use
 Leaflets, lectures etc.
 Popular forum
www.drogart.org
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Since 1999
Basically on synthetic drugs
Regularly updated
Informational point (office)
Cyber cafes
Counselling
Outreach work / research
Leaflets, magazine etc.
Popular forum
SMSPIP project
 Mobile informational service
on drugs (M.I.S.D.)
 SMS via mobile phones
 GO DROGE to 2929
 Many subtopics
 Anonymous counselling club
(A.C.C.)
 GO SOS … to 2929
 E-mail / web site
 Partner organisations
Internet game “Fly on Drugs”
 Government Office for Drugs
(www.uradzadroge.gov.si)
 Spring 2003
 Promotion of new web site
 Competition / prizes
 Visits over all expectations
 Virtual experiences on drugs
 Lesson:
You can win if you want!
Conclusion
Numerous promising projects with modern
approach in the field of drug demand
reduction in Slovenia
Rather frequent use of new informational
technologies in the field of drug prevention
Government supports such projects
(new national strategy and action plans)
Future: careful developing of such projects