Modern approaches in the field of drug prevention in Slovenia

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Modern approachesin 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
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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

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Presented programmes

• Web sites
• www.konoplja.org (cannabis)
• www.drogart.org (synthetic drugs)
• SMS project
• SMSPIP
• Internet game
• Fly on Drugs

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www.konoplja.org

• Since 2000
• Basically on cannabis
• Educational
• Informational
• Regularly updated
• Promoting non-use
• Promoting safe use
• Leaflets, lectures etc.
• Popular forum

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www.drogart.org

• Since 1999
• Basically on synthetic drugs
• Regularly updated
• Informational point (office)
• Cyber cafes
• Counselling
• Outreach work / research
• Leaflets, magazine etc.
• Popular forum

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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

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Internet game Fly on Drugs

• Government Office for Drugs (www.uradzadroge.gov.s
  i)
• Spring 2003
• Promotion of new web site
• Competition / prizes
• Visits over all expectations
• Virtual experiences on drugs
• Lesson
• You can win if you want!

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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