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Welcome to the EURAD website, we hope you'll find
it interesting and useful. Our aim is to promote education
of parents, young people and other concerned citizens about
all matters concerning drug abuse
[ Aims | Executive
Board Members | Scientific Advisory
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Memberships: PREVnet; WANGO: CONGO (Consultative Status at UN); Consultative Status Council of Europe; Strasbourg. NGO Committee on Narcotic Drugs at UN Office; Vienna; -: Reg. No. Stichting EURAD 41155759, Chamber of Commerce; the Hague; the Netherlands.
Member of Civil Society Forum on Drugs in Europe at EC
Europe's growing drug problem has been described as the Black
Death of the 90's. There are an estimated 20 million drug abusers
in Europe
alone and the numbers are growing steadily. Drug related suicides
are rising alarmingly among our teenagers and drug related accidents
and absenteeism from work are also rising.
In response to these dangerous trends, a number of European concerned
citizens came together in Berlin in 1988 and signed a formal declaration
to work together to reduce the demand for drugs among our young
people, to care for addicts and support their families. EURAD was
thus established as a voluntary NGO. EURAD is an independent foundation
without political or religious ties. Eurad has consultative status
with the Council of Europe and is an NGO member of the UN Committee
on Narcotics in Vienna.
Our members are committed to informing politicians and other policy
makers as well as the general public on all aspects of illegal
narcotics and associated problems, e.g. addiction, HIV and general
health.
EURAD does not support so called harm reduction policies, recognising
that these enable addiction and lead to harm production policies.
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (1990) states "We
shall take all measures to protect children from the use of narcotic
drugs "(Article 33).
EURAD believes that the way forward in combating the drugs epidemic
is to reduce the demand for drugs while supporting families afflicted
by drug abuse. Drugs are illegal because they are dangerous; they
are not dangerous because they are illegal.
As an apolitical and non-religious world organisation, EURAD cannot be affiliated to any political or religious organisation, party , community, sect or cult (religious or otherwise).
(See article 2 Rules of Procedure.)
However, this political and religious neutrality does not prevent EURAD from cooperating with or lobbying any organisation, whatever its legal status, as long as this organisation acts in accordance with the principles of both the European Convention and the United Nations’ Convention on Human Rights. This statement implies that EURAD’s activities are based on the respect of freedom, tolerance and the refusal of sectarianism of any kind.
Any lobbying activity or cooperation must be fully authorised by the President of EURAD, with the consent of the board of directors.
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