Alla SHUTPompidou Group expertUkraine2013
Drugs in Prisons - Interventions in Ukraine
Drugs in Ukraine: some statisticsPopulation of Ukraine - about 45 ml of people
Official statistics on the end of 2012:
146 458 - registered drug user (0,3% of population)
75 128 - diagnosed as “drug addicts”
REAL FIGURES COULD BE 4-5 TIMES BIGGER
147 112 – total number of imprisoned
21 176 - prisoners are being behind
the bars for the illicit drugs
169 health care institutions
10 TB hospitals
9 general hospitals
3 specialized hospitals
147 medical units
Health Care Institutions of The State Penitentiary Service
of Ukraine
Zaporozhye region – 1,8 ml people 6 243 - registred as drug users 2 189 - diagnosed as “drug addicts”
7 743 – total number
of imprisoned 1713 - prisoners are
being behind the bars
for the illicit drugs
POMPIDY GROUP PROJECTS IN ZAPOROZHYE REGION
to assist local authorities in organizing continuous treatment care for drug users in custodial settings;
to develop local law enforcement practices in line with the European Court of Human Rights and recommendations of the Committee for Prevention of Torture;
to foster co-operation between
social, educational, health and law
enforcement agencies in tackling
drug problems at regional and
national level.
Project "Drugs in prisons“ 2011
Experts
Project in the Melitopol correctional institution for juvenile girls
Dutch experts
Sessions in the Melitopol correctional institution for juvenile girls
Motivational interviewing;
Adolescence, mental disturbances;
Introduction of risk assessment: risk factors and protecting factors;
Practicing social skills and
moral dilemmas.
Prevention is better that treatment
Treatment is better than harm reduction
Harm reduction is better than doing nothing
Alla SHUTPompidou Group expertUkraine2013