The DrugLijn. For all questions concerning drink, drugs and pills.
The DrugLijn is a service
providing anonymous information, advice and guidance regarding all
questions on alcohol, drugs, psychoactive medicine and
gambling.
The DrugLijn operates a telephone line which is available
on working days from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.
Dial the phone number 078 -15 10
20.
Inquiries via email can be made
via this very website and 24/7.
The DrugLijn also has a function as a monitoring tool. Apart from giving information to the individual questions, tailor made and anonymous, it is also a source of anonymous data monitoring: it collects new trends in drug use, keeps track of changes in public attitudes towards alcohol and drug use, etc.
Five regular staff members and twenty volunteers answer the phone calls and email-inquieries. The questions are diverse in character.
On drugs…
- what does a particular drug look like?
- how is it used?
- what are the effects of using it?
- what are the risks?
- how long do they remain in the body?
on help and support…
- what to do in a crisis?
- where to go for counselling?
- how can parents and children who use drugs deal with each other?
- what are the legal aspects of particular problems?
on prevention…
- how to set up an alcohol or drug prevention policy at school or in the workplace?
- where to go for information and counselling material?
- requests for free brochures and posters from the DrugLijn.
The DrugLijn is part of VAD, the Dutch acronym for "Association for Alcohol and other Drug problems". All studies, prevention and treatment associated with drug, medication and alcohol related abuse is channelled in the right direction by VAD. VAD is an NGO and recognised by the Flemish government.
The DrugLijn is an active member of FESAT, the European Foundation of Drug Helplines.
