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OVERVIEW In those countries reporting drug education programmes in various settings, schoolbased programmes were most likely to be evaluated (43%), followed by communitybased programmes (39%) and programmes implemented in health centres (38%). Nearly one third (31%) of those programmes implemented in workplaces were evaluated, as were about a quarter (26%) of those implemented in the correctional system. Figure 2. Extensive prevention programmes providing information and education by region. Percentages of those responding to the Biennial Reports Questionnaire (BRQ, 2000) Health centres Correctional system SECTOR Workplace Community--based Schools 0 20 40 60 80 100 % Europe (n=36) Asia (n=25) Americas (n=25) Africa (n=21) There are some notable differences between the regions 1 with regard to the extent of the implemented drug education programmes illustrated by Figure 2. 86% of European states responding to the questionnaire reported extensive school-based programmes. Some European countries have included education about drugs and drug abuse in the formal curriculum in secondary-level schools, which improves the feasibility of school-based prevention activities. 68%, of those countries responding in Asia reported extensive school-based programmes, as did 56% of the responding countries in the Americas and 48% of those in Africa. With regard to community-based programmes, 44% of the countries responding from Europe report extensive programmes, compared to the countries from Asia and the Americas (60% in each). In Africa, 38% of the responding countries report extensive community-based drug education programmes. Extensive programmes conducted in the workplace were most reported by countries in Asia (24%) and in the Americas (20%). Amongst African countries, workplace programmes were extensively implemented by 14% of the responding countries, the figure for European countries was only 8%. Programmes focusing on information sharing and education were extensively used in the correctional system by 56% of the countries responding from Asia, whilst corresponding responses from the other regions ranged between 10 and 28%. Nearly half of the responding countries from Europe, the Americas, and Asia report extensive programmes in health centres, but the figure for African countries was only 10%. 18 1 Regional analysis of Oceania is not reported, as only two States responded to the Biennial Reports Questionnaire
OVERVIEW Life skills development Life-skills development refers to a range of activities designed to strengthen social and coping abilities in order to enable the individual to avoid taking drugs and developing drug problems. Such work is sometimes considered particularly appropriate for highrisk or vulnerable populations. Life-skills development programmes were more commonly reported in school settings. 27% of responding Governments also reported extensive prison-based life-skills programmes. The workplace was, again, the setting in which such work was most rarely undertaken. Figure 3. Extensive prevention programmes on life skills development by region. Percentages of those responding to the Biennial Reports Questionnaire (BRQ, 2000) Health centres Correctional system SECTOR Workplace No data for Africa Community--based Schools 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 % Europe (n=36) Asia (n=25) Americas (n=25) Africa (n=21) A regional analysis of the data from the BRQ reveals regional differences. The regions that reported notably high rates of extensive programmes in schools and health centres were the Americas and Europe. However, based on results, life skills development programmes in the correctional system and workplaces are clearly most prevalent in Asian countries. It should also be noted that none of the responding countries in Africa reported that workplace programmes had been implemented. Alternatives to drug use Similar findings apply to providing alternatives to drug use. Such programmes encourage positive activities and training to displace the role that drug use might play in a person’s life. It is also common for this approach to be regarded as particularly appropriate for young people or for those considered as subject to increased risk of developing drug problems. 19
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