The President of the Cyprus Anti-Addiction Authority, Christos Minas, stated in a written declaration that one of the immediate goals of the authority is to establish a \u201cone stop\u201d centre, which will provide day centre services, supervised consumption rooms, and sleeping quarters for homeless individuals, on the occasion of the International Day of Reducing Harm.
\nIn this way, he notes, the harm reduction services provided in Cyprus will be expanded, as well as the care for individuals who are not ready to cease substance use.
\nMay 7th has been designated as the World Day of Reducing Harm, thus highlighting the particular significance of the harm reduction philosophy concerning substance use disorders. It represents a practical approach for individuals not ready to cease substance use at the moment. Hence, other services are provided aiming to reduce the negative consequences associated with usage.
\nAccording to its President, the Cyprus Anti-Addiction Authority, through the National Strategy 2021-2028, promotes and supports various harm reduction measures in Cyprus, such as the operation of the Immediate Access and Harm Reduction Centre \u201cSTOCHOS\u201d in Nicosia, substitution therapy programs in all districts and central prisons, the distribution of harm reduction kits through vending machines, the provision of naloxone (the antidote for opioids), and education on overdose prevention, rapid diagnostic tests for Hepatitis B, C, and HIV in treatment facilities, promotion of harm reduction measures through the mobile unit \u201cCare Zone,\u201d as well as actions to reduce road accidents caused by driving under the influence of legal and illegal substances.
\nIt is now indisputable, Minas states, that harm reduction works, is economically efficient, and can be successfully implemented across a variety of interventions.
\nTherefore, he adds, the Cyprus Anti-Addiction Authority will continue to invest in this direction, aiming for the comprehensive protection of all citizens directly and indirectly affected by the phenomenon of addiction.harm reduction services. harm reduction services, substance use disorders, Cyprus Anti-Addiction Authority<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The President of the Cyprus Anti-Addiction Authority, Christos Minas, announced the goal of establishing a “one stop” center to provide services for homeless individuals, including supervised consumption rooms and sleeping quarters. The authority aims to expand harm reduction services in Cyprus and support individuals who are not yet ready to stop substance use. Through various measures outlined in the National Strategy 2021-2028, such as substitution therapy programs and distribution of harm reduction kits, the authority promotes harm reduction practices. Minas emphasizes that harm reduction is effective, economically efficient, and will continue to be a focus of the authority to protect all citizens affected by addiction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":10951,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[6552,1141,8569,6262,8696,3,9157,2403,263,405,8856,9155,187,8819,148,7987,406,4371,6239,4843,657,8725,4448,470,1224,1806,9156,1358,114,4861,8534,6305,18],"class_list":["post-10950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other","tag-access","tag-central-prisons","tag-citizens","tag-consequences","tag-consumption","tag-cyprus","tag-cyprus-anti-addiction-authority","tag-driving","tag-drugs","tag-education","tag-goals","tag-harm-reduction-services","tag-international","tag-interventions","tag-local","tag-national-strategy","tag-nicosia","tag-operation","tag-opioids","tag-president","tag-prisons","tag-promotion","tag-protection","tag-road","tag-road-accidents","tag-services","tag-substance-use-disorders","tag-support","tag-top-news","tag-treatment","tag-variety","tag-who","tag-world"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"\n