Mission

The Reitox Hungarian National Focal Point (NFP) is the national agency of the European drug information network. The NFP collects and processes data and information of other institutions and provides national and international organizations with them to help decision making on the exploration, treatment and solution of the drug problem.

Objectives

The NFP develops the national drug information system which has to be able to supply objective and reliable data to the professional and political decisions, arrangements and programs according to the international standards. The NFP actively assists the national and international policy makers to obtain information on the Hungarian drug situation at one source and in adequate form. It gives methodological support to other institutions to collect, evaluate and disseminate data on drug issues.

Activities

The NFP assesses the national and international information needs on the drug problem and the society’s responses to it. In accordance with the international practice it collects, processes and evaluates information and data generated by other institutions or in the scope ift own data collections. The NFP provides reports to drug experts, policy makers and to the public for a wide range of utilization. The NFP takes part in the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction’s (EMCDDA) work. It is the member of the Reitox Network of the focal points. In the frame of this network it submits reports and statistics required by EMCDDA. The NFP organizes, harmonizes and provides methodological support to the national data collection system on drugs.

Staff members

Anna Péterfi
Head of focal point, scientific analyst

Réka Bálint
Scientific analyst