{"id":6300,"date":"2024-07-23T08:55:14","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T07:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbceurasia.com\/en\/?p=6300"},"modified":"2024-07-23T08:55:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T07:55:19","slug":"romania-adopts-regional-strategy-to-combat-addictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbceurasia.com\/en\/2024\/07\/23\/romania-adopts-regional-strategy-to-combat-addictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Romania Adopts Regional Strategy to Combat Addictions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Romania<\/strong> is set to implement a new strategy to address and reduce addiction harms across its administrative regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President <strong>Klaus Iohannis<\/strong> signed a decree co-authored by <strong>Romania\u2019s Ministries of Health and Justice<\/strong> to establish eight \u2018regional centers for the treatment of addictions.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative will see Romania adopt a comprehensive approach to combat, minimize, and research addiction harms across its eight administrative regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new strategy aims to rectify current inadequacies in treating drug, alcohol, and gambling addictions, particularly among those under 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Justice Minister <strong>Alina Gorghiu<\/strong> endorsed the project, highlighting that the existing framework left Romanians vulnerable, as treatment options were largely provided by private clinics and NGOs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gorghiu<\/strong> stated, \u201cI\u2019m glad that the party I belong to, PNL, initiated this law because in Romania the state could not properly treat these big problems that are especially among the young generation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Ministry of Justice <\/strong>will oversee the project, ensuring that the government prioritizes funding and construction of the regional addiction centers, though no specific timeline has been provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regional MPs and mayors have expressed increasing concerns about gambling addiction, with over 25,000 gambling venues operating in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In April, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu issued an executive order to ban \u201cgambling localities in towns with less than 15,000 registered inhabitants.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the <strong>Supreme Court of Cassation<\/strong> ruled that PM Ciolacu must implement his executive order as a federal law requiring a constitutional review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Romania\u2019s licensed operators are currently adjusting to new tax rates on gambling winnings: <strong>3% on winnings up to 10,000 lei (\u20ac2,000)<\/strong>, a fixed tax plus <strong>20% on winnings between 10,001 and 66,750 lei<\/strong>, and a fixed tax plus <strong>40% on winnings over 66,750 lei (\u20ac13,350)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the concerns about gambling addiction, Romania\u2019s government has not funded a census on the issue since 2015, leaving authorities uninformed about the exact extent of the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to subscribe to our <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/sbceurasia\">Telegram channel!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Romania is set to implement a new strategy to address and reduce addiction harms across its administrative regions. 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