Navarinou Square was filled with dozens of citizens and pink balloons on Friday afternoon (12/8), where the KETHEA Prevention and Rehab Programs Ithaki, Prometheus, Argo, Ianos, Methexis and the family associations held a special event, in order to protest against the abolition of drug addiction programs.

Watch GRTimes.gr’s video of the incident with the pink balloons:

It should be noted that already scientific managers of addiction prevention and treatment programs (of KETHA Ithaca, PETHEA Argo, the KETHA Employees Association, the Family and Friends Association of KETHA Ithaca as well as the Association of Employees at Addiction Prevention Centers) expressed the his opposition to the declarations of the Ministry of Health in the pending bill on mental health and addiction.

Finally, on Sunday (10/12) scientists and collectives from the entire spectrum of the field of prevention and therapeutic treatment of addictions in our country are organizing an Open Conference on the topic “The treatment of addiction in Greece: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow” at the Peace Stadium and Friendship in Athens.