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If you require help for drug abuse, you can contact your local A-Clinic. The services of the A-Clinic of your home municipality are free for customers who are permanent residents of Finland.

People below the age of 25 years can also contact a youth centre. You can also turn to the centre if a close relative is suffering from drug abuse. This is a free service. The youth centres offer therapy, various discussion groups and courses.

Most A-Clinics and youth stations have on-duty staffing for emergencies.

There are also low-threshold health counselling centres in Finland, such as ”Vinkki”, where intravenous drug users can visit anonymously without an appointment. The centres provide information, support and healthcare and replace used needles with new ones.

Drug abusers can also turn to their local health centre or a social service centre.

Irti huumeista ry: Support for drug abusers and their relatives. Help Line: 010 80 4550. Find out about activities in different parts of Finland.

Addiction Link (Päihdelinkki): Finland’s most extensive online service on drugs and addictions. You can ask for advice anonymously in Finnish, Swedish and English.

Narcotics Anonymous, NA : Self-help groups who meet up regularly. Anyone who wishes to stop using drugs can become a member.

Apua.info: An extensive portal covering services offered by various organisations. Information on drugs, for example.

Suomi.fi website contains information on intoxicants and a number of links to a range of services in Finnish, Swedish and English.

Sano huumeille ei (Say No to Drugs) website contains information on drugs and their detrimental affect, especially on the young, in Finnish, Arabic, Albanian, Kurdish and Somali.