The link between drug use and HIV/AIDS among young people in ...
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Terry Charles, Director, Grenada Red Cross Society<br />
• Suggest reasons for risky <strong>drug</strong> <strong>and</strong> sexual behavior <strong>among</strong> youths.<br />
• Could you comment on Red Cross past <strong>and</strong> present activities designed to address the threat of<br />
<strong>drug</strong> <strong>use</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> <strong>among</strong> our youths?<br />
• Comment of the effectiveness of past programs.<br />
• What are the challenges <strong>and</strong> opportunities faced by the Red Cross <strong>in</strong> address<strong>in</strong>g the issue of<br />
<strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> <strong>among</strong> youths?<br />
Key <strong>in</strong>formant #7<br />
Nurse, Rathdune Treatment Centre<br />
• What are key reasons responsible for the admission of <strong>young</strong> <strong>people</strong> to Rathdune?<br />
• What are the common <strong>drug</strong>s ab<strong>use</strong>d by the <strong>young</strong> <strong>people</strong> admitted to Rathdune?<br />
• Were the <strong>young</strong> <strong>people</strong> <strong>in</strong> this Centre <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> risky sexual behavior prior to their<br />
admittance?<br />
• Could you comment on the characteristics of the <strong>young</strong> <strong>people</strong> who are admitted to Rathdune?<br />
Key <strong>in</strong>formant #8<br />
20 year old male resident, Rathdune Treatment Centre<br />
• What <strong>drug</strong>s did you take before you came here (to Rathdune)?<br />
• Why did you take marijuana?<br />
• Where did you get the <strong>drug</strong> from?<br />
• How did you feel after smok<strong>in</strong>g marijuana?Do you remember at what age you started smok<strong>in</strong>g<br />
marijuana?<br />
• Did you have sex before you came here? Who did you have sex with?<br />
• Did you <strong>use</strong> condom when you hav<strong>in</strong>g sex?<br />
Key <strong>in</strong>formant #9<br />
Nurse, Carlton Ho<strong>use</strong> Treatment Centre<br />
• What are the ma<strong>in</strong> reasons responsible for youths (14-24) usage of <strong>drug</strong>s?<br />
• Could you comment on the characteristics of the <strong>young</strong> <strong>people</strong> who are admitted to Carlton<br />
Ho<strong>use</strong>?<br />
• I see a lot of <strong>people</strong> from Gouyave, St. John’s <strong>and</strong> St. George’s admitted to Carlton Ho<strong>use</strong>.<br />
What is it that motivates that group of <strong>people</strong> to come here?<br />
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