Drug related deaths in Finland is growing, to inform substance abuse Prevention organization network. Last year, drug overdose death 188 people. The number of deaths was 21 more than the year before last.
the Figure has risen in recent years drastically. For example, in 2005 drug overdose death in Finland to 72 people.
Many municipalities substance abuse services are severely under-resourced and access to treatment difficult, says executive director Ron Furman substance abuse in the helsinki metropolitan area make the role of Base-the association the bulletin (you move to another service).
Drugs users gender distribution follow Finland to the European line: a clear majority, i.e. three-quarters are men.
drug poisoning are under the age of 40-year-old men the second most common cause of death in Finland. The most common is suicide.
in Finland are reported relative to the population, the seventh highest drug-related deaths in the EU, told the European drugs monitoring centre reported.
Drug-related deaths touch many
the drug death touches ordinary people and families. No one can say, that my someone close to me does not come a drug problem. Drug-related deaths need to talk to, as of the close drug addiction is still taboo, says Heli gets the kinds of , whose son died of a drug due to the use of a 26-year-old.
– Unfortunately, often the drug of death I take a prejudiced view as if you deserve or hävettävänä. Your own child or another close death cut hard to the cause of death, regardless, get the kinds to continue.
Out of the Drug industry association’s executive director Mirka Vainikka said that the association offered the grieving process, the need has grown.
When death touches the family, grief, anxiety and shame will remain for a long time. Close your life is always painful.
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