Central American Countries with Interest in Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse

Regional Coordinating Body

OAS/CICAD — Inter-American Drug Abuse Control CommissionThe hemisphere-wide coordinating body for all member states.

Belize

National Drug Abuse Control Council (NDACC)Under the Ministry of Health & Wellness; primary coordinating body for prevention, treatment, and demand reduction.

  • Website: Ministry of Health — health.gov.bz
  • Location: Belmopan, Belize
  • Source: U.S. State Department Belize Profile

Costa Rica

Instituto sobre Alcoholismo y Farmacodependencia (IAFA)The specialized national institute for alcohol and drug dependency; provides prevention, treatment, research, and rehabilitation.

  • Website: iafa.go.cr
  • Address: Barrio Tournón, San José, Costa Rica
  • Phone: +506 2223-8985
  • Helpline: 1322 (free, national)

El Salvador

Comisión Nacional Antidrogas (CNA)Under the Ministry of Justice and Public Security; plans, coordinates, and evaluates national strategies for prevention, supply reduction, and addiction treatment.

Guatemala

SECCATID — Secretaría Ejecutiva de la Comisión Contra las Adicciones y el Tráfico Ilícito de DrogasThe executive secretariat of the national anti-drug commission; handles policy design, prevention programs, epidemiological studies, and rehabilitation.

  • Website: seccatid.gob.gt
  • Address: 2da Calle 1-00, Zona 10, Ciudad de Guatemala, C.A.
  • Phone: +502 2504-6000
  • Treatment Center: Avenida Petapa 23 Calle 18-08, Zona 12, Guatemala City — Phone: 2476-2256

Honduras

Instituto Hondureño para la Prevención del Alcoholismo, Drogadicción y Farmacodependencia (IHADFA)The primary government institute for alcohol and drug prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and policy coordination.

  • Website: ihadfa.hn (via Ministry of Health)
  • Address: Centro Cívico Gubernamental, Torre 1, Piso 17, Tegucigalpa, M.D.C., Honduras
  • Helpline: 8754-1171 (free)
  • National Treatment Center: CENATRAH — Salvando Vidas (inaugurated 2024)
  • Source: Georgetown University PDBA

Nicaragua

CONAPRED — Comisión Nacional de Prevención y Erradicación de DrogasUnder the Ministry of Interior; coordinates inter-institutional prevention, education, and treatment programs.

  • Address: Managua, Nicaragua
  • Emergency/Drugs Line: 118 (Policía Nacional)
  • Source: UNODC Nicaragua Profile

Panama

CONAPRED — Comisión Nacional para el Estudio y la Prevención de DrogasTechnical and administrative body under the Attorney General’s Office (Procuraduría General); coordinates drug prevention and treatment programs nationwide.

  • Website: conapred.gob.pa
  • Address: Ancón, Llanos de Curundú, Avenida Ascanio Villalaz, Edificio Albrook Canal Plaza, 1st Floor, Panama City
  • Phone (Executive Secretary): +507 524-2911
  • Phone (Chemical Control Unit): +507 524-2918 / 2916

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