Blake: In Kosovo there are many institutions dealing with treatment of drug users

In Kosovo, there are not many institutions dealing with the treatment of drug users, said Safet Blakaj, director of the Psychiatric Special Centre “Labyrinth” In addition to the lack of institutions, he says, they also allow for the types of services that are offered as well as the quality of services for such ones. He said that what is missing in [...]
In addition to the lack of institutions, he says, they also allow for the types of services that are offered as well as the quality of services for such ones.
He said that what is missing in the country are preventative programmes where, according to him, it would have to include young people in schools and outside schools.
There are not many institutions in Kosovo dealing with drug users, so it's Labyrinth, which is a daily centre, it's the Psychiatric Clinic, where it's a separate department for dealing with drug users and it's regional hospitals that are also taken on a daily base of”, he told Online Economy.
Besides the small number of institutions, of course, by introducing this and Labyrinth leaving to wish for the types of services offered, but the quality of services, as it were, there is no treatment whatsoever, there is no”.
In Kosovo, what is missing is preventative programmes that would have included young people in schools, but also outside schools, a programme that would be comprehensive and that last for years. So they have to start today with real prevention programs in order that after three to five years the effect is”, he told EO.
According to data you possess “Labyrinth” in Kosovo are about 400,000 drug users, with 2 850 active.











