The national anti-drug programme was approved by the Slovak government on August 8th, 1995 and subsequently enacted by the Slovak National Council, the nation's parliament. The preamble reads as follows: The Slovak Republic is aware of the seriousness of the drugs problem in society and of the danger it constitutes particularly for the young generation. It undertakes with the utmost gravity the tackling of the health, psychological, social, moral and other negative consequences of drug use. As a priority it will concentrate on the effective prevention of the start and spreading of drug addiction, the ensuring of comprehensive care for individual...