Belize National Anti-Drug Strategy - Caribbean Elections

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DRUGS STATISTICS FOR PERIOD 1995 TO 1999DRUG SEIZURESYEARCANNABIS(KILOS)CANNABISPLANTSCOCAINEKILOSPERSONSARRESTED1995 40 162,567 845.2 1,5241996 201 128,281 469.8 2,0331997 262.8 294,712 2,691.1 1,7011998 1,557.3 202,803 40.3 1,5881999 9.2 377,055 32.1 1,637Table 1PERSONS ARRESTED (BY GENDER)YEAR MALES ARRESTED FEMALES ARRESTED TOTAL PERSONSARRESTED1995 903 621 1,5241996 1,480 553 2,0331997 1,188 513 1,7011998 1,432 156 1,5881999 1,461 176 1,637Table 2ARRESTS BY AGE GROUP FOR YEAR 199915 andunder16 –19 20-24 25-29 30-39 40 andoverMALE 46 253 358 205 345 254F EMALE 3 32 40 24 42 35TOTAL 49 285 398 229 387 289Table 3
3. CRITICAL EVALUATIONIn analyzing the illicit drug problem in Belize a number of priority issues were identifiedby the September 1999 Strategy Elaboration Workshop. These issues were categorized underfour main strategic areas namely:• Research & Diagnosis,• Treatment and Rehabilitation,• Law Enforcement• Prevention and Education.The following tables present a summary of the present status of policy implementation interms of the strengths, weaknesses, and challenges of the lines of action employed.STRAGETIC AREA: RESEARCH AND DIAGNOSISFORMAL EDUCATION: ASSESSMENT OF EXISTING PROGRAMSSTRENGTHS WEAKNESSES CHALLENGESFORMAL EDUCATIONASSESSMENT OFEXISTINGPROGRAMS1. Existing Drugeducation programsbeing implementedcountry-wide at theprimary level.2. Existing peer educationgroups target primaryschools.INFORMAL EDUCATIONPROGRAMS1. NDACC informationtargeting distinctaudiences.2. Existence of alternativedrug educationprograms.1. Non existent atsecondary/tertiary levels.2. Drug education programsnot always culturallyappropriate.3. Lack of funding.1. Lack of information onthe effectiveness ofcurrent drug relatedmaterial and programs.2. No way of ensuringintegrity of some of theDrug informationpresently beingdisseminated.3. Failure to record drug1. Feasibility of drugeducation programs atthe secondary andtertiary levels.2. Develop a researchevaluation system that isculturally appropriate.3. Obtain funding for drugresearch in schools.1. Research and evaluateexisting communityprograms in which drugeducation could beintegrated.2. Verify the integrity ofdrug information beingdisseminated.
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