Development of Education in the Field of Substance Abuse Prevention in Murmansk region
HIV/AIDS – programme Steering Committee
Meeting in Ivalo 11.3.2010
Suvi Tuomikoski-Koukkula, University of Lapland
Picture: Nadoshey Jana (Decade Sos 2007)
11.3.2010 Suvi Tuomikoski-Koukkula, University of Lapland
Networking and co-operation of the authorities in prevention of adolescent drug abuse
University of Lapland, Department of Social Work (Rovaniemi, Finland) has coordinated now two Finnish - Russian co-operation project in the field of drug use in Murmansk region. Project’s has been funded by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland 2004-2006 Addressing Adolescent Drug Abuse in Murmansk Region ИЗУЧЕНИЕ РАЗЛИЧНЫХ АСПЕКТОВ ПОДРОСТКОВОЙ НАРКОМАНИИ В МУРМАНСКОМ РЕГИОНЕ 2007-2009 Networking Drug Prevention in the Murmansk region Создание сети сотрудничества по профилактике наркомании в Мурманском регионе
11.3.2010 Suvi Tuomikoski-Koukkula, University of Lapland Project’s participants has been in Murmansk:
Murmansk Humanities Institute, Murmansk State Pedagogical University, Murmansk State Technical University, and also authorities and organizations dealing with youth work and drug prevention Selected educational institutes in the area of Murmansk (for example: Kandalaksha, Polyarniy, Kovdor, Monshegorsk, Severomorsk, Kirovsk) Other Finnish – Russian organizations
11.3.2010 Suvi Tuomikoski-Koukkula, University of Lapland Directions of projects has been education, research and practice
11.3.2010 Suvi Tuomikoski-Koukkula, University of Lapland Research results of 2007
The aim of the research were: to produce required knowledge base of youth’s drug abuse situation youth’s attitude towards drugs to direct preventive drug work and its methods communally and regionally.
11.3.2010 Suvi Tuomikoski-Koukkula, University of Lapland Quantitative Research (2005-2006)
Was made by our project workers from MHI, MSTU, and MSPU The study method was anonymous questioning Project researchers covered 2514 students of 5 professional lyceums and colleges of Murmansk region. The age of the respondents varied from 14 till 22 years old. (Drembach & Zubritskaya & Ruban 2007.)
11.3.2010 Suvi Tuomikoski-Koukkula, University of Lapland Age of the respondents
% 3 % 2 % 10
% 38
% 47
14-15 16-17 18-19 20-21 22 and elder
11.3.2010 Suvi Tuomikoski-Koukkula, University of Lapland The number of the respondents having the experience of drug use
Educational Number of Tried drugs Continue to use institution respondents Number of % Number % from the % from the respondents of sample number of respond those tried ents drugs
Lyceum* 415 187 45 62 15 33 Lyceum ** 325 151 46 98 30 65 Lyceum *** 187 74 40 28 15 38 Total in lyceums 927 412 44,4 188 20,3 45,3
College* 296 70 23,8 31 10,5 44
College ** 291 77 26,5 34 11,7 44
College *** 500 141 28,2 28 5,6 20
College **** 500 133 26,6 44 8,8 33
Total in colleges 1587 421 26,3 137 9,2 35,2
TOTAL 2514 833 33,7 325 13,8 39,6
11.3.2010 Suvi Tuomikoski-Koukkula, University of Lapland The number of students having the experience of drug use
0 10 20 30 40 50
have an experience of drug use
continue to use drugs (share from the whole sample)
continue to use drugs (share from those who have ever tried drugs)
Lyceums Colleges
11.3.2010 Suvi Tuomikoski-Koukkula, University of Lapland Comparing to Finland
Has experimented with illegal drugs at least once, as % of all pupils in 8th and 9th year (14-15 years old) of comprehensive school (source SOTKAnet 2010.)
Combined 2006 2007 2008
Whole 6,03 6,03 6,17 Finland Provence 5,59 5,29 of Lapland
Provence 5,14 of Oulu
11.3.2010 Suvi Tuomikoski-Koukkula, University of Lapland Proportion of girls and boys from different types of educational institutions concerning drug use
50
45
40
35
30 Lyceums 25 Colleges 20
15
10
5
0 boys girls boys girls
11.3.2010 tried drugs Suvi Tuomikoski-Koukkula, Universitycontinue of to use Lapland Main reasons for trying drugs
Curiosity - 70% Friends’ influence - 12% Life troubles – 6% Threat – 3% Other – 9%
(Drembach & Zubritskaya & Ruban 2007.)
11.3.2010 Suvi Tuomikoski-Koukkula, University of Lapland Factors that enable to keep young people from the use of drugs
risk of teachers' punishment 1
high price 3
risk of parents' punishment 3
help of a specialist 5
parents' comprehention 10
believe in himself/herself 11
absence of drugs in the city 11
faithful companion 18
high aim 18
hobby 29
strong character; ability to resist of other people 34 influence
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 11.3.2010 Suvi Tuomikoski-Koukkula, University of Lapland Talks about drugs 70% of the respondents discuss questions connected with drugs in their companies regularly The main themes of discuss are: - consequences of usage (42%) - risk of usage (20%) 50-70% of students know about the ways of drug distribution The main places where drug could be bought are: - discotheque/bar (30%) - special places (25%) - college/lyceum (4-6%) (Drembach & Zubritskaya & Ruban 2007.)
11.3.2010 Suvi Tuomikoski-Koukkula, University of Lapland Qualitative Research (Drembach & Zubritskaya & Ruban 2008-2009)
Project workers take first steps to use qualitative research approach In research there has been interviewed in Murmansk schools 16 adolescents, age between 12-15 years 8 parents – it was hard to find voluntary Teachers, school psychologists and administration of school nro.3
After research approach workers develop questionnaire for studying of directions of preventive measures in adolescents and youth environment
11.3.2010 Suvi Tuomikoski-Koukkula, University of Lapland Results of Analysis of Adolescents:
Danger engaged
Health isn’t important value to adolescents
Drug, alcohol and tobacco is part of the adolescent’s everyday life
Adolescents don’t want or be capable of solve problems in crisis or challenging situation in life. then life become boring
Adolescents wonder about what they can get reward, if they don’t use drugs or they respect healthy value of life
11.3.2010 Suvi Tuomikoski-Koukkula, University of Lapland Results of analysis of Parents:
There is lack of understanding between parents and adolescents
Parents is conscious of the risk of adolescent’s and drug situation in the area.
Parents hopes more support for adolescent’s free time/hobbies
Parents has problems for discuss about problems with their child
Parents doesn’t know very much campaign for drug prevention in the area of Murmansk
Research bring out, that parents are still using physical punishment in the one of the pedagogical methods.
11.3.2010 Suvi Tuomikoski-Koukkula, University of Lapland Results of Analysis of School members:
Drugs isn’t now so big problem in Murmansk schools
instead alcohol and tobacco is now bigger problem, and very popular among adolescents
Adolescents are moving over to night club / night coffee house – culture - there isn’t popular to drink beer, but more drinks
Adolescents know much better drugs than they teachers
Teachers get all topical information about prevention of drug work in different kind of project’s seminars. They hope more training courses but at the same time specialists of drug prevention are saying that they doesn’t get invitations to the schools.
11.3.2010 Suvi Tuomikoski-Koukkula, University of Lapland How we have use research results and networks knowledge in project work? 2004-2006 we gave education (based on research) in the field of drug prevention in Murmansk city and also create Interinstitutional Anti-Drug Center to MHI (it is shared with MHI, MSTU, MSPU) 2007-2009 we gave education also for specialist who work with children in Murmansk region (two days seminars in Apatity, Gadzhievo, Kandalaksha, Kovdor, Lovozero, Monchegorsk, Nikkel, Olenegorsk, Pechenga, Polarnie Zori, Severomorsk, Skalistiy and Zapolyarny). We took part on Intertional Student theoretical and practical Anti- Drug Conference every year (same time with Decade SOS), produce radio program, adverticement Create Monograph (theoretical and practical book, establish 3/2010 in Murmansk)
11.3.2010 Suvi Tuomikoski-Koukkula, University of Lapland
Program of the two-day regional educational seminar “Interactive Technologies in Preventive Work with Teenagers and Youth” Moderators: Inna Zeymals – “Murmansk Regional Centre for Prevention and Control of AIDS and Infections” and Olga Fetisova – “Murmansk Regional Centre for Prevention and Control of AIDS and Infections” Target group: specialists, who work with teenagers and young people (educational psychologists, social psychologists, school teachers, social workers, nurses etc.). Objective is to improve the quality of specialists’ work in the sphere of healthy lifestyle and prevention of HIV and drug addiction and to teach to use the interactive technologies in preventive work. Program Content: Exercises on effective team work. Effective technologies in preventive work. Exercises on prevention of HIV and drug addiction. Work with a film. Methods of collage creation. Methods of station game organization. Topical team game “Drug addiction. HIV/AIDS. Sexually transmitted diseases”. Methods of work. Usage methods of games with energetic types of activity “Olopoli”. Form of work: seminar-training. Methods of work: small conversations and lections, group work, psychological games, team games, brainstorming.
11.3.2010 Suvi Tuomikoski-Koukkula, University of Lapland In future
We continue project work ”Development of Education in the Field of Substance Abuse Prevention in Murmansk region (2010-2012)” objective is to support adolescent's substance abuse prevention in the Murmansk region giving training by distant learning methods for students, teachers and specialist working with the youth in the prevention of substance abuse (alcohol, drug and medicinal substances).
11.3.2010 Suvi Tuomikoski-Koukkula, University of Lapland Sources:
Drembach, Irina & Zubritskaya, Elena & Ruban, Maria 2007: The Problem of Teenage and Youth Narcotism in Murmansk region. Socially-psychologigal Aspects: [the report on research]. Non- State Educational Establishment ” Murmansk Humanities Institute”. Drembach, Irina & Zubritskaya, Elena & Ruban, Maria 2009: Presentation of research 2008-2009 in schools of Murmansk. Seminar of Networking Drug Prevention in the Murmansk region – Project, 8.4.2009. Murmansk. http://www.ulapland.fi/HuumetyoMurmanskissa SOTKAnet 2010: http://uusi.sotkanet.fi/portal/page/portal/etusivu
11.3.2010 Suvi Tuomikoski-Koukkula, University of Lapland