A strike on July 1 is underway by the Employees’ Association of the National Organization for Addiction and Dependencies (EOPAE), reacting to the new nationwide “administrative” structure of dependencies announced by the EOPAE administration, without, as it says, “no previous consultation”.

Employees speak of the collapse of dependencies, “abolition of all therapeutic units operating just five months ago and replacing them with new departments, without any scientific documentation, operating specifications and clear objects” and degradation of staff.

Among other things, employees demand “the immediate withdrawal of the decision of the Chairman of the EPOEA Board of Directors on” Placing Personnel in the Departments of the Department of treatment “, which permanently dissolves the detachment, to immediately stop the intimidation of workers and the” abusive ” It has created enormous problems throughout the field of mental health, prevention and detachment. “

Which organizations strike

EPOPAE includes all state -recognized bodies, which provided prevention and treatment services in the field of dependencies, that is:

– The “Agency Agency” (OKNA)

– The “Center for the Healing of Addicted Persons” (KETHEA),

– The drug detox unit “18 ANO”,

-The alcohol detox unit and the Detox physical detox unit of the Attica Psychiatric Hospital.

– The “Alternative Therapy Program of Addicted Persons” ARGO “,

– The Department of Rehabilitation of the “IANO”

– The Alcohol, Drugs and Gambling Unit of the “Psychiatric Hospital of Thessaloniki of the” G. PAPANIKOLAOU ».

– The “Multipurpose Center for the Crisis of Drugs and Alcohol Users” by Ioannina General Hospital “Hadjikosta”

– The “Diapoli” detox unit of Corfu General Hospital “Ag. Peace”.