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Secretariat of Comprehensive Policies on Drugs
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The Secretariat of Comprehensive Policies on Drugs (Spanish: Secretaría de Políticas Integrales sobre Drogas, mostly known for its acronym SEDRONAR) is an Argentine government agency reporting to the Ministry of Health, tasked with assisting the population on drug use prevention and the treatment of drug addiction.[4]
Secretaría de Políticas Integrales sobre Drogas | |
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Secretariat overview | |
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Formed | 1989; 35 years ago (1989) |
Jurisdiction | Argentina |
Headquarters | Sarmiento 546, Buenos Aires[1] |
Annual budget | $ 3,155,134,395 (2021)[2] |
Secretariat executive |
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Parent department | Ministry of Health |
Website | argentina.gob.ar/sedronar |
It was originally established in 1989 during the presidency of Carlos Menem as the "Secretariat of Programming for the Prevention of Drug Addiction and the Fight against Drug Trafficking", an agency reporting directly to the Office of the President.[5] It was reformed to its current status in 2017, during the presidency of Mauricio Macri.[4]
Since 13 January 2020, the Secretary of Comprehensive Policies on Drugs has been Gabriela Torres.[6]