Czech national focal point

The national focal point was established as the National Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction in 2002, within the structure of the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic, Secretariat of the Council of the Government for Drug Policy Coordination. The main objectives of the national focal point are to monitor the situation in the field of use of psychotropic substances, prepare documentation for evidence-based decision-making at the national and European level and evaluate the efficiency of such actions. In 2014, in line with the goals of the integrated drug policy, the national focal point became responsible for data collection and analysis in the field of gambling and was renamed the National Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Addictions.