How big is problem?

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During the project participants have defined the problem the following way:
Addiction is a mental disorder that characterizes the person’s dependence towards something, which leads to an excessive behavior and losing control over the mind and the body.
 
 It’s the point when you start needing rather than wanting. 

Addictions to substances

General Description

Risks

Usual Treatment

Behavioral addictions

General Description

Risks

Usual Treatment

How do we deal with addictions in our countries?

Greece

"Banning smoking in indoor areas sounds funny still. People are not convinced that it’s ok to carry your smoke out of the house, or the cafeteria to respect non-smokers.
 You think you can do it just because you don’t respect law"?

Katerina, Greece

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It didn’t take me more than month to realise, that gambling in Greece is big problem. I strongly belive that here are more betting places than coffehouses. People are not aware how this can become a problem that ruins not only your life, but also those who you love". 

Liva, Greece

 

Italy

"Italy is world renowned for its wine production, but this is not always a good thing. In Italy 30 ML (half  population) drink alcohol and 500.000 are alcohol addict and many Italians start to drink at young age (around 11 y.o.). Every year Italy has 30.000 deaths related to alcohol. Not less important is the drug problem: Italy is the 2nd country in Europe for cannabis usage. Gambling is a raising addiction, with 500.000 people (usually low class income) addicted."

Matteo, Italy         

Algeria

"Algeria men are big smokers, smoking prevalence was reported at 30.4% in 2016 - one of the highest in the world.
Every year more than 14,900 of Algerian people are killed by tobacco-caused diseases".
Ahmed, Algeria

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Algeria is known to be one of the most tobacco consuming countries, and it s effecting negatively on its people's health. Fortunately the government has noticed this problem and it's making some radical procedures to stop this life menacing problem! Like banning tobacco commercials and creating smoking areas".

Med, Algeria

The Netherlands

"In the Netherlands there are about 2 million people who are addicted or abuse substances. About 1.700.00 of this group are using legal substances such as alcohol, tobacco, sleeping pills or tranquillizers. Alcohol is the substance used the most. In the past 10 years various initiatives have been taken to improve access to addiction care. The Dutch healthcare provides treatments which are shown to be cost-effective and helpful". 

Ziagul, The Netherlands 

Tunisia

"The addiction rate in Tunisia for substances and habits keeps on rising. In fact, the economic crisis has led people to addiction as a way of escaping their realities. The most common form of addiction is alcohol as Tunisia has the highest rate of alcohol consumption in the Arab world. But, NGOs and local authorities are taken action towards finding practical solutions". 

Wissal, Tunisia 

"The law 52 which caused high disagreements in the Tunisian society, states that every person that gets caught with drugging substances in their system are sent to jail for a year and has to pay a fine even if they get it from inhaling only,. 56% of people who went to jail based in this law are first timers. But after months of protesting, the law changed to a more reasonable one especially that this kind of sanction exposes prisoners to criminality and even more addiction. Instead, rehabilitate centers are considered as it is a more efficient solution".

Olfa – Tunisia

Jordan

According to Jordan Times global modeled age-standardized prevalence of daily tobacco smoking in the population older than 15 years decreased from 41.2 per cent in 1980 to 31.1 per cent in 2012 for men and from 10.6 per cent to 6.2 per cent for women.

While according to Telegraph Jordan is the 8th in the list of the most-smoking countries in the world. 

Am I addicted? 

- You will find a short questionnaire designed for the initial self-checking below. Answer the questions to see if you are at the risk zone. Don't forget that this is just an informative test. You will still have to consult a doctor in case  of any need. 

- Use our tips and methods mentioned above to help you, fighting with an addiction. Whether personal or somebody else's!

Questionnaire

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