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REPORT ON THE DRUG SITUATION 2020 OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA Editors: Mateja Jandl, Ada Hočevar Grom, Andreja Drev, Andreja Belščak Čolaković Design: Andreja Frič For the content of individual article or chapter is responsible its author. Publisher: National Institute of Public Health, Trubarjeva 2, 1000 Ljubljana Translation: Amidas d.o.o., Ljubljana Publication year: Ljubljana, 2020 Electronic source. Website: http://www.nijz.si/ ISSN 1855-8003 2020 NATIONAL REPORT (2019 DATA) TO THE EMCDDA by the Reitox National Focal Point SLOVENIA REITOX Table of Contents Drug policy workbook ...................................................................................................................................... 6 Legal framework workbook .......................................................................................................................... 26 Drugs ................................................................................................................................................................... 40 Prevention workbook ..................................................................................................................................... 93 Best practice workbook ............................................................................................................................... 119 Harms and harm reduction workbook ..................................................................................................... 141 Prison workbook ............................................................................................................................................ 175 Research workbook ...................................................................................................................................... 193 Drug policy workbook 6 Table of Contents Summary .................................................................................................................................................................. 8 1. National profile ...................................................................................................................................................... 9 1.1 National drugs strategies................................................................................................................................ 9 1.2 Evaluation of national drugs strategies ........................................................................................................ 14 1.3 Drug policy coordination ............................................................................................................................... 19 1.4 Drug related public expenditure ................................................................................................................... 21 2. Sources and methodology .................................................................................................................................. 24 7 Summary The overarching goal of the Resolution on the National Programme on Illicit Drugs 2014–2020 currently in force is to reduce and contain the harm that illicit drug use may cause to individuals, their families, and society. The national programme with its implementation action plans represents a continuation of the comprehensive and balanced approach to tackling the problem of illicit drugs in the country, which includes programmes to reduce both the demand for and supply of illicit drugs. The ministries responsible for the National strategy in the field of drugs are: the Ministry of Health; the Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities; the Ministry of the Interior; the Ministry of Finance; the Ministry of Justice; the Ministry of Defence; the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food. The basic principles of the National Programme on illicit drugs in Slovenia including action plans derive from the Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia, its legislation, UN conventions, EU regulations, Council of Europe provisions and concrete goals that our society wishes to achieve in the period 2014–2020. The National Programme includes illicit drugs and also partly considers preventive activities such as comprehensive approaches using coordinated measures to prevent alcohol and tobacco usage to lower the number of new drug users in the younger generation. An evaluation of the action plan for 2017–2018 has been carried out. An evaluation team was created by a core group of representatives from different Ministries that constitute the Republic of Slovenia Government Commission for Drugs, a representative of the NGOs and representatives from the National Institute of Public Health. The team's work was coordinated by the Ministry of Health. The realisation of a concrete task or its effect/result was treated as an evaluation criterion. Despite the consistency of strategic documents and a high delivery rate of registered objectives and measures from the action plan, more efforts should be made to improve and intensify operations, integration, and networking between departments and with other shareholders. One of the challenges remains providing sufficient resources to finance proactive operations across the entire network of programmes: from prevention of drug use and treatment of drug users to efficient operation of enforcement authorities.In the future, the issues to be addressed include new psychoactive substances, prevention of all kinds of illicit drug trade activities (including online trade), and discussions on cannabis regulation reform. Given the fact, that it is not enough to address these issues on national levels, intensive international cooperation and coordination within the EU and the United Nations are required to tackle these challenges. The country's highest-level coordinating body in the area of illicit drugs is the Commission on Narcotic Drugs of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia, an interdepartmental authority. The Commission is made up of representatives from nine ministries (Ministry of the Interior; Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities; Justice; Defence; Education; Foreign Affairs; Agriculture; Finance; Health) and two representatives from two NGO Associations. Representatives from several other organizations may sit on the Commission. The Commission on Narcotic Drugs of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia and the Ministry of Health are responsible for coordinating activities in the area of illicit drugs at the government level. Within the Ministry of Health, the Health Promotion and Healthy Lifestyles Division is responsible for the day-to-day coordination of drug policy. At the local level, Local Action Groups continue to be the key coordinators of activities in local communities. Most operations against illicit drugs in Slovenia are financed from the national budget and the Health Insurance Institute. The funds are acquired from various foundations and are contributed also by Slovenian municipalities that help to acquire appropriate premises in which service providers can execute programmes. Drawing from available data, an estimated sum of EUR 14.617.038,10 was allocated to the issue of illicit drugs in Slovenia in 2019. 8 1. National profile 1.1 National drugs strategies Jože Hren, Maša Serec, Maja Roškar, Helena Koprivnikar, Andreja Belščak Čolaković, Urška Erklavec, Nataša Blažko 1.1.1 The list of the titles and dates of all past national drug strategies and supporting action plans Timeframe Title and web link Scope (main substances / addictions addressed) The first National Programme on illicit drugs National Programme on illicit drugs. 1992. The National Programme included only illicit was started in 1992. Besides the illicit drugs Journal for Critique of Science, 146-147 (20): drugs. The defined tasks include the legislation which was adopted in 1999 and 153-156. aforementioned preventive activities, 2000 this was the basic document to carry treatment and social rehabilitation out different activities in this field. It was valid programmes and enforcement bodies until the next National Programme was activities and coordination. adopted in 2004. 2004–2009 Resolution on the National Programme on Illicit drugs Illicit Drugs 2004–2009 https://www.uradni-list.si/glasilo-uradni-list- rs/vsebina/47846 2014–2020 Resolution on the National Programme on Illicit drugs Illicit Drugs 2014–2020 http://pisrs.si/Pis.web/pregledPredpisa?id=D RUG3915 1.1.2 Short summary of current national drugs strategy document Time frame: 2014–2020 Responsible ministries: Ministry of Health; Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities; Ministry of the Interior; Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Justice; Ministry of Defence; Ministry of Education, Science and Sport; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food. Overview of its main principles, priorities, objectives and actions: The basic principles of the National Programme on illicit drugs in Slovenia including action plans derive from the Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia, its legislation, UN conventions, EU regulations, Council of Europe provisions and concrete goals that our society wishes to achieve in the period of 2014–2020. National Programme goals are defined for the complete planned period of the National Programme on illicit drugs activities. Priority tasks to achieve the goals are defined in two-year action plans, adopted