Transcript ISRAEL ANTI-DRUG AUTHORITY

Israel Anti-Drug
Authority
ISRAEL ANTI-DRUG
AUTHORITY (IADA)
Prime Minister’s
Office
ISRAEL ANTI-DRUG AUTHORITY WAS ESTABLISHED IN
DECEMBER 1988
IADA IS A NATIONAL HEADQUARTER THAT FUNCTIONS BY
VIRTUE OF THE “DRUG CONTROL AUTHORITY LAW, 5748 – 1988”
THE PRIME MINISTER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS LAW
ISRAEL
ANTI-DRUG AUTHORITY - GOALS
Israel Anti-Drug
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TO ACT AS AN INNOVATOR IN THE BATTLE AGAINST
THE PLAGUE OF DRUGS
TO COORDINATE THE ACTIVITIES OF GOVERNMENT
MINISTRIES
TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE
STRUGGLE
AGAINST DRUGS
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TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ASSOCIATIONS
AND OTHER BODIES INVOLVED IN THE FIGHT AGAINST
DRUG ABUSE
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THE FUNCTIONS OF ISRAEL
ANTI-DRUG AUTHORITY
AND GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES
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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION – PREVENTION
MINISTRY OF HEALTH, MINISTRY OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS– TREATMENT
AND REHABILITATION OF DRUG ABUSE VICTIMS
MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR – LOCAL AUTHORITIES
MINISTRY OF IMMIGRANT ABSORPTION – WORKING AMONG NEW
IMMIGRANTS
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THE FUNCTIONS OF ISRAEL
ANTI-DRUG AUTHORITY
AND GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES
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MINISTRIES OF INTERNAL SECURITY, DEFENSE, JUSTICE
(THROUGH DISTRICT ATTORNEYS’ OFFICES) – LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND LEGISLATION
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS – INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
MINISTRY OF TREASURY (TAX BUREAU) – LAW ENFORCEMENT
PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO ASSOCIATIONS AND NGO’S
DIAGRAM OF NATIONAL
COOPERATION
The Ministry of
Internal
Security
Ministerial Responsibility
The Prime Minister
IADA Council
The Ministry of
The Interior
Local Councils
The Israel
Anti – Drug
Authority
The Ministry of
Education
The Ministry of
Foreign
Affairs
The Ministry of
Social
Affairs
The Ministry of
Immigrant
Absorption
The Ministry of
Finance
Customs
The Ministry of
Health
DEVELOPING INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS
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• Israel participates in global efforts to link the fight against
drugs to the issue of terrorism, crime and corruption.
• For the first time, Israel was accepted as a member of
the U.N. Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND).
• Israel has agreements with several countries and
organizations involving close exchange of knowledge and
information.
• The United Nations’ 10-year plan devoted to countering
the world drug problem (1998 – 2008) and UN
Conventions are being applied.
DIRECTOR-GENERAL
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SECRETARIAL
SERVICES
COMPTROLLER
SPOKESPERSON
AND PUBLIC
RELATIONS
INFORMATION
CENTER
LEGAL
COUNSEL
INTERNATIONAL
LIAISON AND
FUNDRAISING
DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL
SECRETARIAL SERVICES
PROFESSIONAL
UNITS
FIELD UNITS
HEADQUARTERS
FIELD UNITS
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PROJECTS
STUDENTS AND
BACKPACKERS
IDF AND YOUTH
MOVEMENTS
INFORMATION
VANS
COMMUNITY
ACTION
FACILITATORS
COORDINATORS
SPOKESPERSON
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Authority
INFORMATION CENTER
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DIRECTOR OF
INFORMATION CENTER
ACQUIRED
INFORMATION
HOT LINE
INTERNET
INFORMATIVE
MATERIAL
LIBRARY AND
DATABASE
DATABASES
LIBRARY
INFORMATION ON
ACTIVITIES
REQUESTED
INFORMATION
REQUESTS BY
MAIL
NEWSPAPER
REQUESTS TO
AUTHORITY VIA
INTERNET
ANNUAL DRUG DEMAND
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4.5 TONS OF HEROIN
3 TONS OF COCAIN
80-100 TONS OF HASHISH
AND MARIJUANA
APPROX. 20 MILLION DOSES (PILLS
AND TABLETS) OF PSYCHOTROPIC
DRUGS (LSD, ECSTASY)
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TYPE OF
OFFENCE
USE
NUMBER OF DRUG FILES
OPENED
BY THE ISRAEL POLICE
2001
2002
2003
2004
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2005
15,591 16,570 17,499 18,443 17,022
DEALING
3,485
4,003
3,622
3,246
3,399
POSSESSION
7,372
7,002
7,231
7,850
6,589
TOTAL
NUMBER
OF FILES
26,448 27,575 28,352 29,539 27,010
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DRUG SEIZURES
BY THE ISRAEL POLICE
AND CUSTOMS
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TYPE OF DRUG
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
HASHISH (kgs)
143
2,893
1,053
913,0
1,022
MARIJUANA
(kgs)
11,648
12,383
18,425
16,000
10,000
HEROIN (kgs)
67
66
63
68
140
COCAINE (kgs)
24
96
81
32
169
LSD (tabs)
6,139
2,484
28,461
74,741
2,880
ECSTASY
(tablets)
131,100 951,479 102,918 313,802 266,996
USE OF DRUGS AMONG STUDENTS
AGED 12-18
(in percentages)
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1995
1998
2001
2005
ANY USE AT ALL
9.3
9.8
10.5
9.9
CANNABIS, HASHISH,
MARIJUANA
3.4
5.1
5.0
5.8
SLEEPING PILLS,
SEDATIVES,
“UPPERS”
6.5
6.1
6.1
5.8
ECSTASY, LSD, HEROIN
5.2
5.3
5.4
3.9
SIZE OF POPULATION
(in thousands)
560
653
650
555
TYPE OF DRUG
USE OF DRUGS AMONG ADULTS
AGED 18-40 ( in percentages )
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1995
1998
2001
2005
ANY USE AT ALL
6.9
8.1
10.5
10.5
HASHISH,
MARIJUANA
4.6
5.6
8
8.5
SEDATIVES,
“UPPERS”
3.4
3.3
2.4
2.2
ECSTASY, LSD,
HEROIN
1.6
1.3
2.2
1.2
SIZE OF
POPULATION
(in thousands)
1850
2027
2360
2280
TYPE OF DRUG
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USE OF DRUGS DURING 2005
ACCORDING TO AGE GROUPS
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12-17
18-24
25-34
35-40
ANY USE AT
ALL
9.9
10.3
13.2
6.3
CANNABIS
HASHISH
MARIJUANA
5.8
8.4
11.5
3.7
OVER-THECOUNTER
DRUGS
5.8
1.7
2.2
2.7
ECSTASY
LSD HEROIN
3.9
1.4
1.4
0.5
AGE
DRUG
USE OF DRUGS AMONG
STUDENTS (in percentages)
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USED DURING
THE PAST YEAR
ANY USE AT ALL
30.4
CANNABIS, HASHISH,
MARIJUANA
27.3
ECSTASY, LSD, HEROIN
COCAINE
4.5
IMPORTANT POINTS ABOUT
USE OF DRUGS IN ISRAEL
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BASED UPON THEIR OWN ADMISSION, APPROX. 350,000 PERSONS
USE DRUGS ON AN OCCASIONAL OR REGULAR BASIS
APPROX. 80,000 OF THESE ARE YOUTHS BETWEEN THE AGES OF
12-18 AND THEY CONSTITUTE APPROX. 10.5% OF THE COUNTRY’S
TOTAL POPULATION AT THIS AGE GROUP
THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 20,000 ADDICTS. ALMOST 6,000
OF THESE ARE INVOLVED IN SOME SORT OF TREATMENT OR
REHABILITATION FACILITIES.
STUDENTS AND YOUTHS MAINLY USE MARIJUANA AND
ECSTASY OR DRUG SUBSTITUTES OF SOME KIND, SUCH AS
“TIPP-EX” OR CONTACT GLUE.
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OBJECTIVE
To create a social climate which rejects the use of
drugs by initiating community action on national,
regional and local levels, focusing on prevention
and education, information, treatment,
rehabilitation and law enforcement.
COMMUNITY ACTION
COMMUNITY ACTION
In Israel there are
267 Local Authorities
with approx. 6 million
residents
IADA is active in 56
Local authorities
Approx. 3.7 million res.
8 non-Jewish
257,000 residents
14 regional
councils
223,000 res.
5 local councils
60,000 res.
29 cities
3.2 million res.
In additional 38
communities a partial
solution is provided
DIAGRAM OF LOCAL COMMUNITY
COOPERATION
The
Employment
Services
Religious
Leaders
Business
Frameworks
The
Israel
Police
The Civil
Guard
Sports
Organizations
Community
Centers
Citizen
Involvement
Probation
Services
The
Education
Department
Project
Coordinator
Youth
Movements,
Youth clubs
Educational
Institutions
Health
Services
Urban
Renewal
Volunteer
Organizations
NGO’s
Local and
National
Media
The
Department
for Social
Services
Immigrant
Organizations
BASIC FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY
TO THE QUESTION OF “WHAT KEEPS YOUTHS
FROM USING DRUGS” – SMITH RESEARCH INSTITUTE – 2003
77% A POLICE RECORD
75% REDUCED BRAIN ACTIVITY
64% IMPAIRED DRIVING
63% WILL BE UNABLE TO SERVE IN AN ELITE
ARMY UNIT
47% STUDIES SUFFER
82% of youths think that hashish/marijuana act to reduce brain activity
"Why, despite it all, are they willing to try drugs”
Findings from “MarketWatch” – 2003 – Quality Focus Group
Peer pressure
“Everyone is trying it. I didn’t want to be the only geek
who didn’t try.”
Curiosity
“ I was curious to know how it would affect me, how I
would act ”.
The temptation of the “forbidden fruit”
”The fact that it’s illegal only makes it more attractive.“
Prevention and Education
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Goals
•
Development and implementation of both selective and
universal drug preventive programs.
These programs aimed at creating a general atmosphere
that rejects drug abuse and at reducing it's extent.
•
Evaluation research of prevention programs with an emphasis
on their effectiveness.
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Target population
The public in general.
Special emphasis is put on:
Youth at high risk.
Parents.
Young adults of 18-23 years old.
Immigrants.
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Universal preventive programs
School system. Implementation starts at kindergarten
and continues to the twelfth grade.
I.D.F. – training officers and soldiers with drug
preventive messages
Parents.
University and college students.
Work places, with an emphasis on safe working environment.
Selective programs
Tailored especially to:
• Youth at high risk and their parents.
• Immigrant groups of youth and their parents.
• Arab sector.
Treatment and Rehabilitation
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Treatment facilities for youth
•
Ambulatory treatment (1,500 youngsters per year).
•
4 Day care centers – new innovation.
•
Special treatment program for juvenile prisoners.
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2 Hostels for adolescent girls.
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2 Hostels for adolescent boys.
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Therapeutic Community for adolescents (60 beds).
Treatment and Rehabilitation
Infrastructure
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Treatment programs within the community in 150
communities.
Run by the Ministry of Social Affairs. 4,000 registered patients.
Regional day care facilities ( 16) run by the Ministry of Social
Affairs, 2 run by the Ministry of Health. Capacity of 250
patients.
Detoxification units (5) run by the Ministry of Health.
Total 80 detox. Beds, of them 16 for youth. 1 Unit for Arab
speakers (20 beds).
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Therapeutic communities ( 8) for long term intervention.
Total capacity 470 beds. One TC accepts mothers with
children, one for women only and one for youth (60 beds). One
for dual diagnosis.
Treatment with drug substitutes (methadone and subutex).
Serve 2,500 drug addicts.
Rehabilitation: Technological preparation courses and
complete education.
Youth treatment network.
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Infrastructure
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New Projects
Needles Exchange program – as a part of our harm reduction
project. Run by Ministry of health in Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv.
·
Parenthood Skills – program aimed at improve parenthood
skills among drug addicts families.
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Human Resources
Development
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Human resources development is a key element in promoting
the fight against drug abuse.
It includes
The development of professional infrastructure.
Establishing unified standards for the various types of
training.
The development of training programs for different
expertise in the spheres of: prevention, treatment and
rehabilitation, law enforcement and community action.
Research and Information
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There are three types of researches that IADA promote:
Epidemiological researches that serve in accumulating data
on the extent of drug abuse phenomenon both on the national
and local levels.
Evaluation researches aimed at examination of IADA's
activities.
Basic applied researches in the spheres of social and exact
sciences.
THE HOT LINE
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The Hot Line provides a service for the
inhabitants in the State of Israel as well as
for Israelis residing abroad and who
access the IADA
website
WWW.ANTIDRUGS.GOV.IL
1-700-500-508 - LOCAL NUM NO.
97225675988 - INTERNATIONAL NO.