20. maí 2026

Efling supports the Matthildur Association

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20. maí 2026

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The board of Efling union has decided to support Matthild, an organization for injury reduction, with 1.7 million kronur.


The Matthildar union was founded in 2022 and focuses on harm‑reducing services at the early stages of drug addiction. The aim of harm reduction is to help people stay alive, to protect their health, both physical and mental, and to empower them in all small steps towards positive change.

The Matthildar union runs the harm‑reducing service Reyk. The service is free of charge to everyone and a special emphasis is placed on reaching people at the early stages of drug addiction, with the aim of preventing a more serious development of the problem and untimely deaths.


During the period 4 February 2025 to 31 January 2026, Reykur has provided services to 235 individuals on 1,100 occasions. Of these, 25 percent of the clients are employed in the labor market, and some of them are members of Efling. These individuals are dealing with substance abuse problems as well as poverty and difficult social circumstances.


A steady increase in opioid problems has occurred over the past fifteen years. At the same time, problems due to cocaine use, crack, and methamphetamine smoking have increased steadily over the last decade. It is very important to provide the group affected by this problem with harm‑reducing services and support for recovery.


Reykur þjónustan er fyrir marga fyrsti snertipunkturinn að aðstoð og veitir skjólstæðingum mikinn stuðning, eftirfylgni og tengingu inn í félags- og heilbrigðisþjónustu. Matthildarsamtökin hafa aðstoðað marga í vímuefnameðferðir, ópíóíðalyfjameðferð og að fá viðeigandi félagslega
þjónustu. Þar með ná samtökin að stuðlað að því að einstaklingar komast í bata og geti haldið húsnæði, geðheils og áfram vinnu.

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