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Dissemination of information on substance abuse Belgrad, 27-30 February 2014
B. Bukowska, P, JablonskiNational Bureau for Drug Prevention, Warsaw
Dr Piotr JablonskiNational Bureau for Drug PreventionPoland
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)
21.04.23
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
Evidenced-based 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
• 2005 – 2006 ,, Closer to each other – further from drugs” • 2007 – 2008 „Watch your drink”
• 2008 – 2011 ,,Smart drugs can burn you out – know the facts”
• 2009 – 2010 „Don’t drug drive! Drugs turn off your
brain”
• 2011 – 2012 „Drugs? For what”
• 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
Miasteczko Wolnych Konopi pod
Sejmem
Marsz Wolnych Konopi w Warszawie
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
Evidenced-based 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:– 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