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No cocaine users at first drop-in advice session

As recently reported, a new, no-appointment, drop-in centre for cocaine users to get help and advice on how to reduce their dependence or totally give up their habit was opened in the city recently. However, no-one attended on the first day the service was available.
 
"No-one came in person, but as a result of the press coverage we had a lot of calls from new people seeking help, 14 in fact, whereas usually we may just have five a week," said Judith Halter (photograph), head of the drug dependence unit at the Zug department of health. "Many of these are people are in work and socially integrated and contacted us about their alcohol problems."
 
When asked whether the lack of people attending the advisory session was a cause for concern, Halter said that the project was new and it was far too early to say whether it was a success of not. "Some addicts prefer to have an appointment," she said, "and the publicity can have the effect of putting people off coming."
 
It is hoped that more people will attend when the word gets around that the service is available. The advisors themselves guarantee full confidentiality. When asked whether having to wait in a waiting room prior to being seen might be a problem, Halter said that there were two counsellors available for the open sessions but in the event of several people coming at the same time, it could be a problem.
 
Advisory sessions for cocaine addicts involve some 8-10 attendances. A plan is worked out and targets discussed but failure to attend all sessions in the case of cocaine addicts is unfortunately quite common.

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