Reference material for the International Day against Drug Addiction and Drug Trafficking
01.03.2017 | Heading: Information
The problem of drug addiction is one of the most urgent for both health care, and for society as a whole. This is due to the dire medical and social consequences of substance abuse.. People with drug addiction are at greater risk of infection and contribute to the spread of HIV infection, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases and other dangerous infectious diseases.
Over the past decade in the Republic of Belarus, the number of patients with drug addiction has increased by 1,4 times: from 6145 man in 2005 year, to 8649 person at the beginning 2017 of the year.
Most of the country's registered drug addiction patients – aged 20-40 years. The number of synthetic cannabinoid users has increased in recent years (spices), predominantly these are persons of the age 15-29 years.
The provision of medical care to drug addicts is carried out in specialized healthcare organizations in stages.:
detoxification stage (treatment of withdrawal syndrome (withdrawal syndrome), which occurs when the drug is withdrawn) – 2 Sun;
stage of inpatient rehabilitation - up to 2 month;
stage of out-of-hospital rehabilitation and social rehabilitation - up to 12 month.
At the stage of out-of-hospital rehabilitation within the framework of social rehabilitation, close interaction with groups of self- and mutual assistance within the framework of public organizations, in particular "Narcotics Anonymous". Read completely »
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