Krajowy Program Profilaktyki i Rozwiązywania Problemów Alkoholowych/en

NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR THE PREVENTION AND SOLVING OF ALCOHOL-RELATED PROBLEMS – is part of the National Health Program that constitutes the foundation for actions within the scope of preventing and solving alcohol problems in Poland. NPPSARP describes priority directions, areas and types of actions in this scope together with a detailed schedule of their implementation, goals and ways of achieving them and indicates all parties responsible for each task on central and local-government levels. Engaging different parties allows to implement comprehensive actions aiming at solving the problem of overuse of alcohol. NPPSARP consists of five main areas, which are: 1. health education, 2. prevention, 3. treatment, rehabilitation; reduction of health damage and social reintegration, 4. international cooperation, 5. diagnosing and investigating phenomena related to alcohol abuse, including domestic violence. Each main area defines detailed goals and directions of action. The agency responsible for implementing the NPPSARP is the → State Agency for the Prevention of Alcohol-Related Problems. At regional and municipal levels, the voivodship and municipal programmes for preventing and solving alcohol-related problems are enacted. The executive authority of local government: 1. is responsible for preparation, implementation and coordination of the voivodship program; 2. provides substantial assistance to entities carrying out the tasks covered by the program; 3. cooperates with other public administration bodies within the scope of preventing and solving alcohol-related problems. Counteracting alcoholism is a responsibility of the municipalities, they are obliged to: provide therapeutic and rehabilitation assistance to persons addicted and vulnerable to addiction; provide legal, psychological and social assistance to persons and families affected by alcohol-related problems; carry out preventive, informative, educational and training activities for preventing and solving alcohol-related problems; integrate persons affected by alcohol-related problems with local community [ A. Bejma ].

Literature: M.D. Głowacka, J. Zdanowska, Zdrowie publiczne w Polsce, Warszawa 2013.