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Area: |
Demand
Reduction |
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Project
Name: |
Guidelines for the Organization of a
National Drug Treatment System |
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Start
date /Duration: |
2002 /
Ongoing |
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Location: |
OAS
Member states who request CICAD assistance. |
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Beneficiaries: |
Health
planners, and substance abuse and related service delivery
providers. |
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Participating
Institutions: |
CICAD/OAS;
National Commission Against Illicit Drug Use of Venezuela; Counterpart
health and services planning institutions in participating
member states. |
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Budget: |
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Donors: |
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Project
Description: |
Project
commenced with a CICAD working group developing of
draft guidelines on the
essential components of a national drug treatment system, and mechanisms
for appropriate referral of patients within a continuum of care, depending
on their diagnosis. These were considered and approved
during the Fifth Meeting of CICAD's
Expert Group on Demand Reduction
on October 22-24, 2003 in
Buenos Aires,
Argentina. |
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Objectives: |
That
member states integrate planning for substance abuse treatment
as part of their overall health planning.
The
Final
Report (pdf)
from the Expert Group meeting includes recommendations for the development of national
drug treatment systems according to these guidelines. |
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Links: |
Practical
Guide for the Organization of a
Comprehensive Drug Dependence Treatment
System (pdf)
was presented by
Dr. Luis Alfonzo, M.D., of the
National Commission Against Illicit Drug Use of Venezuela (CONACUID).
His presentation
(ppt) and
the Executive
Summary (pdf) of the document are
also available.
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