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Published on 13 February 2025

Addiction & health

Addictions and dependencies pose a risk to individuals and society at large. For this reason we promote people’s health literacy and encourage them to take responsibility for themselves. Here you’ll find information about the various addictions and about addiction prevention, regulation, damage limitation, counselling and therapies.

a hip flask and a cigarette.

Addiction and health: Cannabis

Under the Swiss Narcotics Act, cannabis is a prohibited narcotic drug. Depending on how often it is used and in what amount, cannabis can put the health of young people in particular at risk.

Addiction counseling and therapy

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