WOMEN PROFILE AND GENDER ANALYSIS IN TREATMENT DATAUNODC DATA
Substance abuse treatment and care for women
• booklet based on case studies and lessons learned• to be published soon• EMCDDA collaboration
Women using drugs
• 10% in some Asian societies• 20% in former Soviet Union and Latin America• 40% in North America and some European countries• convergence is rates of use among young men and women• increasing rates of use among women in some European
countries• women are more likely to use pharmaceutical drugs (highest
rates in North America and Europe and among older women)
Global data collection instruments
Instruments ARQ (drug abuse situation) BRQ (action plans and measures adopted)
Data Collected Annually Biennially
Content Prevalence, IDU, severe drug abuse, treatment, morbidity, mortality.
Structures, method of working, target populations, coverage.
Information
Coverage
Quantitative estimates and summary expert opinions
100-120 countries
Expert judgement on extent and coverage of demand reduction activities
100-120 countries
ANNUAL REPORTS QUESTIONNAIRE (ARQ)on Drug Abuse
• To review the progress made in meeting the
challenges set out in the Political Declaration
adopted by the General Assembly
• To monitor and increase global understanding of
the extent and nature of drug abuse
ANNUAL REPORTS QUESTIONNAIRE (ARQ) TREATMENT DEMAND
• Quantitative Estimates
– Estimated number of people receiving treatment– Percentage of people receiving treatment for first time ever– Percentage of females– Mean age– Percentage of drug injectors– Definition of “people treated for drug problems”
% WOMEN ASKING TREATMENT FOR ANY DRUGS REGIONAL AVERAGES 2001-2003
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
AFRICA AMERICAS ASIA EUROPE
2001 2002 2003
% OF WOMEN ASKING TREATMENT FOR HEROIN REGIONAL AVERAGES 2001-2003
0,0
5,0
10,0
15,0
20,0
25,0
30,0
AFRICA AMERICAS ASIA EUROPE
2001 2002 2003
% WOMEN ASKING TREATMENT FOR COCAINE REGIONAL AVERAGES 2001-2003
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
AFRICA AMERICAS EUROPE
2001 2002 2003
% WOMEN ASKING TREATMENT FOR CANNABIS REGIONAL AVERAGES 2001-2003
0,05,0
10,015,020,025,030,035,040,0
AFRICA AMERICAS ASIA EUROPE
2001 2002 2003
% WOMEN ASKING TREATMENT IN EUROPE BY DRUGS 2001-2003
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
ANYDRUGS
HEROIN
COCAINE
CANNABIS
AMPHETAMINE
ECSTASY
2003
2002
2001
BIENNIAL REPORTS QUESTIONNAIRE (BRQ)on Demand Reduction Activities• Mandated follow-up instrument of the UNGASS process
• To enable Member States to report on the progress
achieved in meeting the UNGASS objectives for 2003
and 2008
• To monitor structures, methods of working, target
population, extent and coverage of programmes,
difficulties encountered
Global overview (n=115 countries)Implementation of gender-sensitive approach inTreatment and Rehabilitation (% of countries reporting activities) (Source: UNODC Biennial Reports Questionnaire, reporting cycle 2000-2002)
0 20 40 60 80 100
% of countries reporting activities
Social reintegration
Non-pharmacological treatment
Substitution treatment
Detoxification
Gender-sensitive approach in Detoxification (% of all responding countries)(Source: UNODC Biennial Reports Questionnaire, reporting cycle 2000-2002)
0
20
40
60
80
100
Africa Americas Asia Europe
% o
f re
spon
ding
cou
ntrie
s
General and psychiatric hospitals Correctional institutions Specialized residential treatment
Gender-sensitive approach in Substitution Treatment (% of all responding countries) (Source: UNODC Biennial Reports Questionnaire, reporting cycle 2000-2002)
0
20
40
60
80
100
Africa Americas Asia Europe
% o
f re
spon
ding
cou
ntrie
s
General and psychiatric hospitals Correctional institutions Specialized residential treatment
Gender-sensitive approach in Non-Pharmacological Treatment (% of all responding countries) (Source: UNODC Biennial Reports Questionnaire, reporting cycle 2000-2002)
0
20
40
60
80
100
Africa Americas Asia Europe
% o
f re
spon
ding
cou
ntrie
s
General and psychiatric hospitals Correctional institutions Specialized residential treatment
Gender-sensitive approach inSocial Reintegration (% of all responding countries) (Source: UNODC Biennial Reports Questionnaire, reporting cycle 2000-2002)
0
20
40
60
80
100
Africa Americas Asia Europe
% o
f re
spo
nd
ing
co
un
trie
s
Social services Correctional institutions Specialized residential treatment
Established national guidelines in 2000-02 forTreatment services (% of countries)(Source: UNODC Biennial Reports Questionnaire, reporting cycle 2000-2002)
46,2
77,8 75 75
0
20
40
60
80
100
Africa Americas Asia Europe
% o
f re
sp
on
din
g c
ou
ntr
ies
Existence of national database in 2000-02 onTreatment Programmes (% of countries)(Source: UNODC Biennial Reports Questionnaire, reporting cycle 2000-2002)
30,8
55,650
56,3
16,7
41,2
4,3
50
0
20
40
60
80
100
Africa Americas Asia Europe
% o
f res
pond
ing
coun
trie
s
Maintained Linked to regional/international drug information systems
Gender-sensitivity inTreatment and Rehabilitation (Source: UNODC Biennial Reports Questionnaire, reporting cycle 2000-2002)
• Gender-sensitive approach in the area of treatment and rehabilitation was implemented by 10-20% of countries in 2000-02
• No major regional differences in coverage
• Gender to be considered together with other factors such as age and social, cultural and geographical marginalization