The holistic approach to treatment, social and economic reintegration of drug addicts
Main goal of this work is to present the ongoing IPA project named “The holistic approach to treatment, social and economic reintegration of drug addicts” which refers to building the multidisciplinary and multisector cross border (Croatia, Slovenia) capacity for challenges of modern needs of drug addicts. This project is financed by the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) 2007.-2013. and includes six partners from Primorsko-goranska county (Croatia) and Coastal-Kras area (Slovenia). The main goals of the projects are cross border connection of capacities of public health, universities, non-governmental organizations with the aim of health protection, and focus of drug addiction prevention and drug enforcement ; exchange of knowledge and experiences in drug treatment, rehabilitation and drug abuse ; connection of resources and capacities of scientific and public health institutes in the field of innovative diagnostic, monitoring and epigenetics ; connection of universities of the two regions for developing a new area of high education in southeast Europe. Faculty of Medicine as a partner is included in formation of the curricula of scientific doctoral study of Public Health, and developing two lifelong learning programs for the professionals working in the field of health promotion. This project promotes regional approach of resolving drug addiction challenges according to EU Drugs Strategy (2005.-2012.).