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The European Drug Report 2014 says that in Cyprus 33 people attended treatment programmes for opioids, mainly oxycodone, apart from heroin. |
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE • |
A drop in opioid users and an increase in cannabis users has been recorded over the past few years in Cyprus by the Documentation and Monitoring Centre for Drugs (DMCD).
The increase in requests for treatment for cannabis is mainly attributed to the protocol of cooperation in place for sending new cannabis users up to the age of 24 for treatment, as well as Police interventions that aim at sending all drug users for treatment, irrespective of their age.
Speaking at the House of Representatives during the presentation of the European Drug Report 2014, prepared by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, head of the DMCD Monitoring Department, Neoclis Georgiades, said it appears that cannabis remains the most commonly used illegal substance.
He said that 12 drug-related deaths were recorded in Cyprus in 2013. Georgiades also noted that in 2012, cannabis was the first and heroin the second most used drug in Cyprus, adding that there are concerns regarding opioid replacements, such as oxycodone.
The European Drug Report 2014 says that in Cyprus 33 people attended treatment programmes for opioids, mainly oxycodone, apart from heroin.
Furthermore, only 2% of deaths in Cyrus were due to alcohol abuse, compared to 7.4% in Europe, while 377 persons requested treatment for alcohol abuse, most of whom were under the age of 40. — (KYPE)
Number of opioid users drops, while cannabis users increase
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