drug addiction

The economic crisis has led many Greeks to drug, gambling and internet addiction, according to figures from the Therapy Center for Dependent Individuals (KETHEA). Speaking to the Athens News Agency, Northern Greece KETHEA director Phaedon Kaloterakis explained that the increase in...

Eli Pandi, 38, started using drugs when she was 14 to escape the pain of family issues. "There was a lot of pain and misery," she told the website SETimes. But through an Athens drug rehabilitation centre called Over...

Health cuts and particularly on rehab centers, brings addicts to their limits. According to sources the Finance Ministry decided to reduce the funding of public rehab centers. If this decision is applied, detoxification centers in Greece will face closure. The centers have...