ul. Dereniowa 52/54
02 -776 Warsaw
tel.(48) (22) 641 15 01
fax (48) (22) 641 15 65
e-mail:kbpn@kbpn.gov.pl

The major tasks of the National Bureau for Drug prevention comprise:

• drafting the National Programme for Counteracting Drug Addiction as well as coordinating and monitoring its implementation in cooperation with other entities performing tasks defined therein,
• initiating and adopting measures aimed at reducing the use of drugs,
• initiating, supporting and conducting research into drug addiction including drawing up epidemiological assessment of drug addiction,
• initiating and conducting works on new legislative solutions serving the purpose of counteracting drug addiction,
• taking action aimed at raising quality of prevention, rehabilitation and reintegration programmes,
• supporting and conducting training courses for occupational groups dealing with counteracting drug addiction,
• providing professional support to institutions, centres and persons dealing with drug addiction,
• on behalf of the Minister of Health co-financing programmes of drug prevention and harm reduction related to the use of illicit drugs as well as programmes of social reintegration of drug addicted persons,
• permanent cooperation with international organizations and institutions, in particular with the United Nations Organization, the World Health Organization, the Pompidou Group by the Council of Europe and EU institutions: the Horizontal Drugs Group and the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.