Government Council for Addiction Policy Coordination

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Czech Drug Policy and Its Coordination – Evidence-based addiction policy

The Government Council for Addiction Policy Coordination (" the Council"), is established by law in accordance with Section 28, Paragraph 3 of Act No. 65/2017 Coll. The Council is a permanent advisory, initiating and coordinating body of the Government of the Czech Republic. The Council deals with illegal drugs, substance and non-substance addictions through a comprehensive and coordinated set of preventive, educational, therapeutic, social, regulatory, control and other measures, including law enforcement measures at the local, regional, national and international levels. 

The Czech drug policy is integrated, i.e. it covers both legal and illegal substances, such as illicit drugs, alcohol, tobacco or psychoactive medicines, and non-substance addictions, including gambling and gaming. The Council's work is based on the National Strategy to Prevent and Reduce the Harm Associated with Addictive Behaviour, its action plans and situation reports. 

The Council was established in 1993 as the National Commission on Drugs. As the mandate of this advisory body to the Government of the Czech Republic has changed in the past years, the name of the Commission has also changed from the Commission to the Government Council. Details of the historical background have been summarised in the bulletin Focused on Drugs.

More information and publications in English is available on the website drogy-info.cz.