Combating Drug Abuse in Montenegro Author: ANDREA MIĆANOVIĆ II. International student conference „Safety in local communities-legal and criminological perspectives“’, Podgorica., 4 April 2018

Combating Drug Abuse in Montenegro “The abuse of drugs and psychoactive substances may harm the rule of law and security of society, inflict suffering both to individuals and their families, and result in the loss of lives.” II. International student conference „Safety in local communities-legal and criminological perspectives“’, Podgorica., 4 April 2018

Combating Drug Abuse in Montenegro The Penal Code of Montenegro defines two criminal offenses in regard with drug abuse, which are the following: Article 300: (1) Whoever illegaly produces, processes, sells or offers for sale or buys for sale, holds or transfers, or who mediates in sale or purchase, or otherwise unlawfully puts into circulation substances that have been declared for narcotic drugs or plants containing such substances, shall be punished by imprisonment for two to ten years. Article 301: (1) Whoever instructs another to use narcotic drugs or gives them a narcotic drug to use, or provide them with premises for the purpose of using a narcotic drug, or otherwise allows another to use narcotic drugs, shall be punished by imprisonment from six months to five years. II. International student conference „Safety in local communities-legal and criminological perspectives“’, Podgorica., 4 April 2018

Combating Drug Abuse in Montenegro 860 individual police actions conducted 8.7% of people aged 15 to 64 have used illegal drugs in their lifetime 178 criminal charges filed 2017 14.3% of people aged 15 to 34 have used illegal drugs in their lifetime 213 people charged with drug trafficking 13.8% of people aged 15 to 24 have used illegal drugs in their lifetime 3.4 tones of drugs seized II. International student conference „Safety in local communities-legal and criminological perspectives“’, Podgorica., 4 April 2018

Combating Drug Abuse in Montenegro The Law on the Prevention of Drug Abuse of Montenegro establishes the institutional framework for combating drug abuse: State Council for the Prevention of Drug Abuse of Montenegro (Article 9) Drug Commission of Montenegro (Article 10) 13 municipal offices for drug prevention (Article 8) Information Unit in the Ministry of Health of Montenegro (Article 14) II. International student conference „Safety in local communities-legal and criminological perspectives“’, Podgorica., 4 April 2018

Strategy of Montenegro for the Prevention of Drug Abuse 2013-2020 developed with the technical and expert support of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) II. International student conference „Safety in local communities-legal and criminological perspectives“’, Podgorica., 4 April 2018

Principles of the Strategy 2013 - 2020 The principle of constitutionality and legality The principle of the protection of human rights The principle of global aspects of drug use and global cooperation The principle of guaranteeing the safety of citizens of Montenegro II. International student conference „Safety in local communities-legal and criminological perspectives“’, Podgorica., 4 April 2018

SUGGESTS THE FOLLOWING: The Strategy SUGGESTS THE FOLLOWING: DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION IN THE AREAS OF: PREVENTION, TREATMENT, SOCIAL REHABILITATION AND REINTEGRATION OF DRUG USERS, HARM REDUCTION DRUG SUPPLY REDUCTION THROUGH: INTERVENTIONS AND COOPERATION AMONG POLICE, CUSTOMS, AND JUDICIAL SYSTEM IN THE FIELD OF DRUG-RELATED CRIME II. International student conference „Safety in local communities-legal and criminological perspectives“’, Podgorica., 4 April 2018

PEER TO PEER STRATEGIES COOPERATION PEER TO PEER STRATEGIES II. International student conference „Safety in local communities-legal and criminological perspectives“’, Podgorica., 4 April 2018