Transcript Dissemination of information on substance abuse Belgrad, 27

Dissemination of
information on
substance abuse
Belgrad, 27-30 February 2014
B. Bukowska, P, Jablonski
National Bureau for Drug Prevention,
Warsaw
Dr Piotr Jablonski
National Bureau for Drug Prevention
Poland
Polish experiences
• Drug Information Service is mainly located in
the institutions under the Ministry of Health
– National Bureau for Drug Prevention set up in
1993
– National Centre of HIV/Aids set up in 1993
• Different tools of comunication are used
depending on target groups
• DIS cooperates with regional and local level
Target population
– General population
• Youth
• parents
– Drug users/addicts
– Specialists (psychologists, doctors, lawers,
teachers, social workers and so on)
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Channels of information
– Electronic media (websites, funpage etc.)
– Help-lines
– Printed educational materials
– Media campaigns
– Internet counselling centre
Channels of comunication with general
population
• Aim is to prevent drug use and disseminate
reliable information
• General population includes youths, parents
• Tools:
– Informations on website
– Help – lines
– Publications printed and via Internet
– Media campaigns
Website of National Bureau
Guidelines for parents
Educational materials
on line
Database of treatment
centres
Evidencedbased method
Acts of Law
National hot - lines on drug problem –
801199990 and HIV/Aids - 801 888 448
Publications adressed to youth and parents
Educational campaigns
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2005 – 2006 ,, Closer to each other –
further from drugs”
2007 – 2008 „Watch your drink”
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2008 – 2011 ,,Smart drugs can burn you out –
know the facts”
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2009 – 2010 „Don’t drug drive! Drugs turn off your
brain”
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2011 – 2012 „Drugs? For what”
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2013 – 2014 ,, Do you take drugs or use them as
medicine?”
Media campaigns
Funpage for youth
Chanels of information with drug users/addicts
• Websites: www.candisprogram.pl – dedicated to marijuana users
• Www.dopalacze.info.pl – dedicated to smart drug users
Advertisement of Candis program
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Internet counselling centre
www.narkomania.org.pl
Publications for drug users/addicts
• Brochure about patients
rights in the treatment
• Brochures about risky
use of drugs addresed
to part goers
• Periodical on harm
reduction (how to use
in safer way)
• Chanels of comunication with
professionals
Website of National Bureau
Epidemiology
Reports from
research
Evidencedbased method
Acts of Law
Publications
Materials for therapists
Educational materials for schools
Comunication with professionals
Professional journals
Electronic newsletter
Cooperations with regional, local level
• Self-governmantal level is invited to develop
local channels of communication:
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preparing local database booklets
printing articles at local newspapers
publications
working out and dissemination educational materials
operation local hot-lines on HIV, using psychoactive
substance
– organizing trainings for specialists
– implementing local media – campaigns
Summary
• Drug Information Service in Poland:
– has been worked out for a several years
– demands clear identification who is responsible
and for what
– demands to be up-dated systematically
– should answer the needs
• Local system of information can supplement
national but can not replace it