Drug treatment systems in the Western Balkans: outcomes of a joint EMCDDA-UNODC survey of drug treatment facilities

Lisbon February 2019

Summary

This report presents a summary of the key findings from drug treatment facility surveys carried out in 2017 in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and the territory of Kosovo. The results provide insight into the characteristics and capacity of the treatment systems, as well as the availability and provision of treatment interventions. The report also considers the implications for practice and policy.

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Acknowledgements
Introduction
Background
The aims of the facility surveys in the Western Balkan region
Methods
Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kosovo*
Serbia
Discussion and way forward
References

* This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence. It applies to all mentions of Kosovo in this publication.