NATIONAL STRATEGY ON DRUGS
2003 -2004
Chapter 1 - GENERAL PRESENTATION
Chapter 2 - INTRODUCTION
Chapter 3 - GOVERNING PRINCIPLES, STRATEGIC VIEW, GOAL AND OBJECTIVES
OF THE STRATEGY
Chapter 4 - SPECIFIC INTERVENTION AREAS
Chapter 5 - INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
Chapter 6 - INFORMATIONAL SYSTEMS
Chapter 7 - FINANCING
Chapter 8 - EVALUATION
CHAPTER 3
GOVERNING PRINCIPLES, STRATEGIC VIEW, GOAL AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STRATEGY
Governing Principles
1. The principle of priority. The problem of preventing and countering drug trafficking, consume and addiction is assumed as a priority by the Romanian Government.
2. The principle of individual option. The drug prevention takes into account the complexity of the phenomenon, which also includes the individual option.
3. The principle of unitary global vision. The countering and preventing measures are based on a unitary and global vision of the problem.
4. The principle of unitary co-ordination and co-operation between all the sectors involved. The countering and prevention practices and procedures will be adapted to the social and cultural characteristics of the population.
5. The principle of professionalism in all fields of action. The combating of the drug trafficking, the prevention of drug use and addiction requires appropriate specialized training, as well as sharing of the information, good practices and working tools in all fields of action.
6. The principle of complementarity. The civil society involvement jointly with governmental institutions, in the accomplishment and extension of drug use and addiction prevention programmes is a real necessity.
7. The principle of continuity. All activities developed with respect of the combating of drug trafficking and drug use and addiction prevention will be carried out on a permanent basis.
8. The principle of legality. Respecting of the Human Rights as well the provisions of the international treaties and agreements signed by Romania is a binding condition in approaching of this phenomenon.
9. The principle of confidentiality. Personal data resulted from specific anti-drug activities cannot be disclosed to the public.
10. The principle of non-discrimination. The specific anti-drug activities are addressed to all citizens, regardless their sex, ethnic group or religious beliefs.
View
Till the end of 2004, Romania will put into practice an integrated system of prevention and treatment services, structured in a national network of centers having full capacity to implement coherent strategies at local level. At the same time, the anti-drug structures and programmes will become more effective in view of reducing trans-border drug trafficking having as consequences the drug demand reduction at internal level, and the dismantling of multi-national networks at international level.
Goal
Providing a realistic approach to the problematic of illegal drug use and trafficking, the measures proposed in this strategy have as their main goal drug demand and drug supply reduction (it is known that the fight against this phenomenon, even in the most developed nations of the world, did not result in its eradication).
Objectives
1. To initiate and support a political and non-political debate at the national level, having as main goal the decrease of drug abuse and improving the addicts' situation;
2. To encourage the participation of private institutions, groups, associations and individuals in this field;
3. Intensifying and diversifying the activities regarding the drug use prevention, especially for the first time users, as well the developing the criminological studies on drug users or smugglers;
4. Strengthening the fight against illegal drugs use and trafficking as well against organized crime associated to the drugs use and trafficking, intensifying the co-operation of Police, Customs and judiciary authorities, also the co-operation with similar authorities from other countries, especially with the EU countries;
5. Emphasizing the awareness of the need to approach the drug use problem from a global point of view, considering all substances that can be used as drugs and lead to addiction, including alcohol and tobacco;
6. Organizing a public healthcare and medical services into an integrated network in order to ensure the efficient involvement of the existing resources and to offer a large scale of therapeutically alternatives, as well to facilitate the social recover of drug users;
7. Intensifying and diversifying the measures to combat illegal drug trafficking, money laundering and other linked activities through the improving of the coordination between all responsible agencies;
8. Improving the legal framework in order to ensure multiple ways of response, permanent adapted to the dynamics of the phenomenon;
9. Paying attention to the collection, analysis and disseminating of reliable and comparative data regarding the drug use in Romania, with the support of the Romanian Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction of the National Anti-Drug Agency and other institutions in the drug field;
10. Intensifying the international co-operation both through the participation to the specialized international organizations and strengthening bilateral and multilateral relations with certain countries or geographic areas;
12. Ensuring the evaluation of all activities accomplished in the field of drugs, on periodical basis and efficiently.
