title: Drug abuse: a challenge to Caritas.
abstract: The present article contains a factual description of the main objectives of Caritas Internationalis (CI), together with a brief summary of the activities of various national branches of the organization in the field of drug abuse prevention. The activities are mainly educational campaigns aimed especially at the young and various treatment programmes for persons already dependent on drugs. CI has programmes in many different countries throughout the world. The conclusion provides an outline of the future priorities of CI and refers to the desire of the organization to cooperate more closely with other non-governmental organizations with similar objectives and approaches.
authors.affiliation: International Relations Service, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cangy
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Vitillo
mesh_terms: D002410:Catholicism; D002608:Charities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007390:International Agencies / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000534:rehabilitation