PARTNERS OF THE NATIONAL ANTI-DRUG AGENCY
1. Health Messengers Association
The objective of the partnership is to develop joint harm-reduction programmes in the general population at risk - children, adolescents and youngsters. In 2003 it launched the Children against Drugs project with the support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bucharest and of the NAA. The aim of the project was to make the video spot of the song "Wake up. You can do it (without drugs)", written and played by Dana Coteanu (known by her stage name Marijuana). Over the period 2005-2006, the Health Messengers Association started several school-based and community-based drug prevention activities for children and young people in Bucharest.
Address: 128 Unității street, bl 4A (Mall Vitan)
Tel: + (40 21) 323.42.38
Fax: + (40 21) 323.42.38
Email: office@hma.ro
President and founder: Eugenia Grosu Popescu
Tel/fax: 021/323.42.38
E-mail: office@hma.ro
www.hma.ro
Contact: Sorin Iorga and Ioana Toma
2.International Educative Communities Federation in Romania (FICE)
The partnership aims to initiate and to train volunteers who will develop a range of activities of primary prevention, in schools and high schools following the "peer to peer education" principle. Since 1998, through several PHARE programs, FICE România implemented projects aiming at training young volunteers in the field. Additionally, FICE started several seminars and specialized training sessions in the field.
Address: 2 Trestiana street bl. 3 ap. 45 4 district Bucahrest
Tel: 021/330.08.12
E-mail: ficeromania@hotmail.com
www.fice.go.ro
Contact: Prof. Toma Mareș
3. Romanian Anti-Drug Association
The aim of the collaboration is to implement a pilot project regarding the setting up of a therapeutic community-like Residence Centre for drug users. The collaboration also includes professional training for specialists who will work in the tertiary prevention field. The Association was established in 1999 under the name "Association of the parents with drug dependent children". It has been contributing to the promotion of methadone programs, Sundays and Saturdays treatments and of the legislation in the field in the population of Bucharest. It also published several papers on methadone. Additionally, the Association intends to set up a model therapeutic community for relapse prevention.
Adress: 7 Salcâmilor Street 2nd district Bucharest
Tel/fax: 021/210.14.38
E-mail: asociatiaromanaantidrog@yahoo.com
Contact: Ilinca Palade and Crețu Maria
4. Save the Children Organization
The objective of the partnership is to implement mutual programmes of drug use and abuse prevention, initial and ongoing professional training in addictions.Save the children organization conducted a study "Street Children and Drugs" in 2003, on a sample of 148 homeless children in Bucharest. Because it pointed out the existence of the use of tobacco, alcohol and organic solvents such as "glue" and of heroin among street children, the study alarmed the responsible authorities in the field of child protection and drug treatment. In 2005, Save the Children implemented and conducted in partnership with the NAA a drug prevention campaign among young people at the seaside. The summer campaign "The Sea - our only addiction" (July 25 - August 21, 2005) was carried out in the Black Sea resorts, upon the model of a drug prevention European project.
Contact: Intr. Ștefan Furtună nr. 3, sector 1, cod 77116, Bucharest
Tel: 021/316. 61.76; 021/316. 61.77
Fax: 021/312.44.86
E-mail: rosc@salvaticopiii.ro
www.salvaticopiii.ro
Executive director: Gabriela Alexandrescu
Contact person: Simona Zamfir - program coordinator
5. Office for Drug Studies and International Cooperation
The objective of the protocol is to carry out joint programs and actions to prevent drug use, join training courses, the inception and development of programs and projects for the evaluation, counseling, rehabilitation and reinsertion of drug abusers. The office was set up with the aim to develop anti-drug programs, in Romanian and abroad, based on protocols with the qualified state ministries and bodies. Thus, the international office was set up in New York and is currently working. Two other similar offices will be set up in London and Paris.
The ASICO had a major contribution to the formulation of the bill on drug testing, initiated by Codrin Stefanescu.
Contact: Piața Valter Mărcineanu 1-3, et. 2, cam. 197-199, București
Tel: 021/305. 56.65, fax: 021/305.56.44
E-mail: office@bscia.ro
www.bscia.ro
President : Alain Mina
6. Anti-drug International Brigade
The protocol object is to develop joint programs and actions to prevent drug use among categories at risk and to implement treatment and rehabilitation programs for drug users. It also seeks to conduct and promote information-education-advocacy campaigns for the public audience on the danger of drug use. The Brigade is a partner of the NAA with which it formulated the Communication Agenda in the field of Drug Addiction, a premiere in Romania.
Contact: Șoseaua Pipera nr. 38, sector 1, București
E-mail: office@brigadaantidrog.ro
www.brigadaantidrog.ro
Contact person: Petar Nenov
7. "Caritas România" Confederation
The partnership protocol seeks to create, organize and implement an initial training project for the professionals working in the field of drug use prevention and counseling and psychotherapy techniques used in the treatment of addictions. During four training modules, 22 professionals of the Drug Prevention, Evaluation and Counseling Centers and non-governmental organizations have been trained in drug use prevention.
Contact: Str. Washinghton nr. 38, ap. 2, sector 1, București
Tel.: 021/230.40.13
Fax: 021/231.29.00
E-mail: ccr@caritas.org.ro
www.caritas.org.ro
Contact person: Ivan Vasile Bălan - manager
8. "Jean Valjean" Association for Promoting Juvenile Justice
The objective of the protocol is to implement a pilot project regarding the prevention of juvenile delinquency, financed by "Terre des Hommes" and UNICEF-Romania. The project targeting primary prevention of drugs use and of juvenile delinquency addresses school dropouts aged between 12 and 16 in the 5th district in Bucharest, because this area is considered to have the highest level of school dropout, juvenile delinquency, drug use and drug trafficking in the capital.
Contact: Str. Ziduri Moși nr. 3, sector 2, București
Tel /fax: 021/242.21.17
E-mail: asociatia.valjean@gmail.com
Director : Louis Rinaldo Ulrich
Contact person : Mihaela Godinac - coordonator programe
9. Romanian Angel Appeal Foundation
The core of the partnership between the National Anti-Drug Agency and this Foundation is a joint pilot project called "LOT-Drug 2004-2005" aiming to prevent/reduce drug use among high school pupils in Bucharest and to raise their accountability and awareness towards active involvement in solving their specific age problems. The project is part of an initiative group addressing teenagers, which will develop over a three years` time in several European countries with the aim to reduce public health problems.
Contact: Str. Rodiei nr. 52, sector 3, București
Tel: 021/323.68.68, fax: 021/323.24.90
E-mail: office@raa.ro
www.raa.ro
Contact person: Fidelie Kalambayi și Oana Pășălan
10. Association for Community Care "Helios" Craiova
The objective of this partnership is to manage and implement a PHARE project seeking to set up an therapeutic community like after-care centre, based on performance criteria determined by the National Anti-Drug Agency.
Contact: Str. Felix Aderca, bl. 2, sc.A, parter, Craiova, jud. Dolj
Telefon/fax: 0251/418894
E-mail: office@heliosmedica.ro
www.heliosmedica.ro
Contact person: dr. Angela Cameniță
11. Community Health Foundation
The projects to be mutually managed and implemented are the following: "The integrated services for the young drug users - a model of community participation" and "Creating a model of integrated services for drug users". Additionally, the "Clinical Practice Guide for Methadone Substitutive Treatment Services" will be released.
Contact: Str. Constantin Dobrogeanu Ghereanr nr.74, sector 1, București.
Tel/fax: 021/232.41.98
E-mail: office@fic-droguri.ro
www.fic-droguri.ro
Director: Valentin Vladu
Contact person: Gabriela Oancea
12. "FLORENTINA Foundation - Civic-Cultural-Humanitarian-Romania of the 3rd Millennium"
The objective of the partnership is to train specialists and to supervise the activities developed in the after-care therapeutic community which will be opened in Plopeni, Prahova County
Contact: Str. Minerva nr. 11, bl. 72, ap. 36, Ploiești, jud. Prahova
Tel: 0244/529.207, fax: 0244/510.341
E-mail: fundatia_umanitara_florentina@yahoo.com
Contact person: Florentina Matei
13. Community Security and Anti-Drug Association - Romania
The objective of the partnership is to mutually implement projects of primary prevention against drug use in the learning institutions in Romania and financing integrated care services addressing drug users and dependent drug users - Drug Counseling Centers, residential centers similar to after-care therapeutic communities.
Contact: Str. Tudor Vladimirescu nr. 92 A, Slatina, jud. Olt
Tel/Fax: 0249/439.333 072263338 sau 0788833338
E-mail: office@asca.ro, comanescugheorghe@yahoo.com
Contact person: Gheorghe Comănescu
14. Bridge of Hope Foundation
The objective of the protocol is to train specialists in the treatment of addictions, based on the Netherlands` good practice model of the "De Hoop" foundation as well as to outline and authenticate occupational standards for the job position "social worker (high school graduate) in the field of addictions". Contact: Str. Gherghina nr. 2 A, sector 5, București
Tel/fax: 021/423.51.16
E-mail: marinicam@hotmail.com
www.podulsperantei.home.ro
Contact person: Marian Marinică
15. Everything for Life Association
The partnership seeks to implement joint projects/campaigns of primary prevention of drug use. Contact: Str. Turceni nr. 7, sector 5, București
Tel: 0722.503.539, 021/335.94.52
Fax: 021/ 337.44.86
E-mail: adryana_noel@yahoo.fr
Contact person: Adriana Crăciun
16. Association for the Fight against Alcohol and Drug Addiction (ALIAT)
The objectives of the partnership are drug use prevention activities, harm reduction strategies, counseling young drug users and providing initial and in-service training in the field of addictions.
Contact: Șos. Berceni nr. 10-12, Centrul "Risc Minim", Spitalul Alexandru Obregia, sector 4, București
Tel: 021/255.09.29, 021/334.42.66 int. 488
E-mail: riscminimaliat@yahoo.com
Contact person: Cristian Tar
17. "Romanian smoking prevention network" Federation
Set up by the Romanian Pneumology Society, Aer Pur Association, Romtens Foundation, the Federation acts in the field of prevention and fight against the effects of smoking. Contact: Aleea Bucovina, nr. 9, bl. O2, sc. B, București
Tel./fax: 337.44.60, E-mail: office@srp.ro
www.srp.ro
Contact person: conf. dr. Florin Mihălțan
18. "Escaton" Youth Association
Escaton Youth Association develops healthy life promotion activities and education and moral values promotion actions among young people.
Contact: Str. Negustori, nr. 15, București
Tel: 021/303.96.46
Fax: 021/312.50.53
E-mail: tineretmuntenia@b.astral.ro
Contact person: Cătălin Bărbulescu
19. Association for Health, Education and Family
The Association promotes principles of physical, mental, social, relation-building, spiritual and the education of the population according to these principles. Its actions target prevention and fight against tobacco, alcohol and drug use.
Contact: Str. Marcel Iancu nr. 8, București
Tel: 021/326.17.50
Fax: 021/323.00.40
E-mail: office@asef.ro
Contact person: Florea Nicolae.
20. Anti-drug Forum (FORAD)
The cooperation protocol between the NAA and the "Anti-drug Forum" (FORAD) aimed at developing anti-drug programs in Romania and abroad, in country and abroad, in order to combat drugs trafficking and use. The two partner institutions are aiming to develop joint programs and actions for the prevention of drug, alcohol, tobacco use and other types of addiction among children, young people and adults, to start projects for the evaluation, counseling, treatment, rehabilitation and social reinsertion of drug users and to organize training courses for the specialists. In Regie student compound (Maxx disco), an anti-drug night was organized within the joint partnership with important guests from different fields.
Contact: Bld. Regina Elisabeta, nr.3, Bucuresti
www.forad.ro
Contact person: Cristian Ene
21. "Bonus Pastor" Foundation
The partnership with "Bonus Pastor" Foundation seeks to develop joint programs or activities to prevent drug use, therapeutic programs for reducing the symptomatology of drug related disorders, to develop psycho-social rehabilitation and relapse prevention. Additionally, the partnership aims to organize training sessions for the drug prevention specialists that will take action in the local community.
Contact: str. G. E. Grigorescu.
Director: Magdo Sandor Istvan
22. Adolescent Association
The partnership was built targeting drug use prevention programs in schools and community, for adolescents. Therefore, the "Together with you" project has been developing since 2004 with the support of the UNICEF Representative Office Romania. It sought to provide information on drug use and HIV prevention through peer-to-peer counseling activities. The project has a two-pillar construction: individual training of peer counselors and networking.
Contact: Str. Moise Nicoara nr.8, București
Tel: 323.80.17 sau 321.21.44
Telefon/Fax: (+4021) 323.80.17
E-mail: office@adolescentul.ro (General secretariat)
E-mail: suport@adolescentul.ro (free-of-charge counseling and assistance)
Director: Dr. Michaela Iuliana Nanu
Contact person: Toni Rădulescu
23. Teen Challenge Romania
Teen Challenge România aims to meet the physical, spiritual, emotional, education and social needs of people with have difficulties in controlling their life. Emphasis is laid, however, on helping drug and alcohol users who have manifest wish to overcome their addiction. The object of the partnership is to develop Christian after-care therapeutic communities and develop prevention programs for young people in need. One of the programs Teen Challenge Romanian conducted is "Social café" where the drug addict is warmly welcomed and where mutual knowledge begins; it is the place where bonding is possible.
Schedule:
5- 8 pm each Tuesday and Thursday
Contact: Tel./ Fax: 021.260.19.07
Director: Cătălin Baciu
www.teenchallenge.ro
E-mail: catalin@teenchallenge.ro
24.Theater Union Romania (UNITER)
The partnership aims to achieve, through theatre, prevention programs for young people, children and adults. UNITER seeks to hold thematic performances in order to prevent drug use among young people in need.
Contact: str. George Enescu, 2 -4, București
Tel: 315.36.36, 313.42.78, 311.32.14, Fax: 312.09.13
E-mail: uniter@fx.ro
www.uniter.ro
President: Ion Caramitru
Executive director: Aura Corbeanu
25. Pro - Culture Romania Foundation
The partnership aims to organize drug use prevention programs through interactive sessions with pupils and young people and experience exchanges between Romanian and foreign youngsters. The foundation also intends to organize training sessions for drugs specialists with the NAA.
Contact. Aleea Lacul Morii nr.3, sector 6, București
Telefon: 031.405.76.04, Fax : 021.202.90.71
President: Bărbulescu Laurențiu
Contact person: Ionică Zaharia.
26. Foundation for Learning
The partnership aim is to implement a project whose objective is to organize information sessions for children and young people in Bucharest, Ilfov and Constanța. The project also targets the socio-professional reinsertion of young people at risk.
Contact: Calea Victoriei, 48 - intrarea 2, et.1, sector 1, București
Tel: 021.312.02.85, Fax : 021.312.26.70
www.proedu.ro
email : proedu @yahoo.com
Vicepresident Ion Vulcan
27. Association of the Victims of Traffic Accidents (AVAC)
The partnership was concluded to develop drug use prevention programs among car drivers. Additionally, the association intends to submit for consideration bills in the field of rapid testing of car drivers either intoxicated or drunk.
Contact : Str. Între Gârle nr. 4, ap.1, București
Telefon : 021.330.68.62
Email : eurr2004@ yahoo.com, mancontec @xnet.ro
President : Marian Nedelescu
Contact person : Ion Mihail
28. Association for health, social protection and against drugs
The partnership was developed to enable drug prevention programs among young people and training courses for drug professionals.
Contact: str. Broșteni, Bl.I1, județul Buzău.
Președinte : Rodica Hapeci
29. Human Rights Protection Society in Romania (Brașov)
The partnership with this society has as main objective the development pf drug prevention programs among young people and teenagers at risk.
Contact: str. Carpaților nr. 21, Bl.4, scara D, ap.3, Brașov.
Director: Jean Șooș
30. Action groups against drugs
The partnership aims to conduct drug prevention campaigns in order to raise the awareness of the audience of drug risks.
Contact: Str. Exercițiu, Bl.A6, sc. B, et.2, ap.9, județul Argeș.
President: Geani Enache.
