Drug users are treated in the Psychiatry Clinic, Kosovo does not have an institute for the treatment of addiction diseases
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Users of narcotic substances are being treated in only six beds of a ward of the Psychiatry Clinic. People with addiction diseases are treated in the same place as those with mental disorders. During this year, 60 admissions were registered, where their treatment lasted more than 800 days. Due to the small number of capacities, patients are often treated in wards that are not intended for them. Kosovo does not have an Institute for the Treatment of Addiction Diseases, which is considered necessary.

Within the Psychiatric Clinic, there is a special ward where people with addiction diseases are being treated. This clinic also has four other wards, but the one where these cases are treated has the smallest capacity...
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