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)

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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

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