EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL ANTI-THE NATIONAL ANTI-

DRUGS COUCILDRUGS COUCIL

MARIE BUNWAREE BAMARIE BUNWAREE BA

NATIONAL DIRECTORNATIONAL DIRECTOR

DRUG DEMAND DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION REDUCTION

PROGRAMMEPROGRAMMEEU Funded – NAR EU Funded – NAR

ExecutedExecuted

Main focal areas of the DDR Main focal areas of the DDR Programme areProgramme are

• Capacity building on DDR on the N. Capacity building on DDR on the N. A. R.A. R.

• Monitoring and research (SURENDU Monitoring and research (SURENDU & coordination/ commissioning of & coordination/ commissioning of studies, such as the CICAD studies)studies, such as the CICAD studies)

• Capacity building in primary, Capacity building in primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of secondary and tertiary prevention of alcohol and drug abusealcohol and drug abuse

• GREEN Zone ( primary Prevention)GREEN Zone ( primary Prevention)• YELLOW Zone ( secondary “)YELLOW Zone ( secondary “)• RED Zone ( tertiary “ )RED Zone ( tertiary “ )

• ESTABLISHING of the Suriname ESTABLISHING of the Suriname Epidemiological Network on Drug Use Epidemiological Network on Drug Use

( SURENDU )( SURENDU )

– OKT 2004 ( GO/ NGO, Drugs OKT 2004 ( GO/ NGO, Drugs treatment centres, University of Sur. treatment centres, University of Sur. Emergency room etc.)Emergency room etc.)

Primary data sources: Treatment Primary data sources: Treatment centres, psychiatric units and judicial centres, psychiatric units and judicial data; Secondary sources: Maxilinder, data; Secondary sources: Maxilinder, youth prison, etc.youth prison, etc.

– 11stst feedback meeting ( feb. 2005) feedback meeting ( feb. 2005)

– 22ndnd feedback meeting ( june 2005) feedback meeting ( june 2005)

• RAPID Situation Assessment ( 2005)RAPID Situation Assessment ( 2005)

Recommendations from SURENDU network and Recommendations from SURENDU network and RSA study reminds us that actions speaks RSA study reminds us that actions speaks louder than words.louder than words.

The challenges for us in Suriname is to focus on:The challenges for us in Suriname is to focus on:• Our children (parents to set a good example)Our children (parents to set a good example)• Parents to received drug educationParents to received drug education• Activities for boysActivities for boys• Focus on people from the interior – creating a Focus on people from the interior – creating a

culture of seeking assistance and for them to culture of seeking assistance and for them to consider alcohol and marihuana to be consider alcohol and marihuana to be destructive substances – socially, spiritually, destructive substances – socially, spiritually, and physically, and to remind them that the and physically, and to remind them that the liver or lungs lasts longer than the job or the liver or lungs lasts longer than the job or the wife!wife!

Thank you!Thank you!