( MENAFN - Swissinfo) The federal government wants to set up new contact and drop-in centres for people suffering from addiction. This was announced on Thursday following a meeting with cities, cantons and specialist organisations on the current crack cocaine situation. Check out our selection of newsletters.
Subscribe here . According to the Federal Office of Public health (FOPH), investment in facilities in areas where there are currently no addiction centres may be worthwhile in terms of alleviating the current crack cocaine situation and preparing for future developments. Those present at the discussion agreed that people affected by addiction can be supported at an early stage with a network of psychosocial and medical addiction support services.
FOPH Director Anne Lévy pointed out that psychosocial support makes an important contribution to harm reduction and addiction support, and that society also benefits from this approach. The Federal Commission on Addiction and the Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases is calling for further measures to counteract the growing problem of crack cocaine and drug use. Among other things, innovative treatment and therapy forums and new strategies to combat drug supply should be developed and the exchange of knowledge and experience between cities and experts should be strengthened.
+ Switzerland's alarming crack epidemic The use of cocaine in the form of smokable crack or 'freebase' has increased rapidly in Switzerland, wrote the F.