2013 Suriname National Household Drug Prevalence Survey Report Provides an Overview of the Use of Substances Among the Population in Suriname
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2013 SURINAME NATIONAL HOUSEHOLD DRUG PREVALENCE SURVEY Prepared By: Eva Stroo, MSc 2015 In collaboration with: Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) Organization of American States (OAS) Suriname National Household Drug Survey 2013 Acknowledgements This report is made possible by the Organization of American States (OAS), through the Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD). Special thanks to Pernell Clarke and Tiffany Barry of CICAD for project management, training, monitoring and technical assistance during the implementation of this study. The Embassy of the USA in Suriname and the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) of the US State Department provided financial support for this project. Sincere gratitude to Gerold Dompig, CICAD’s Principal Representative to CICAD for his leadership in overseeing the completion of this project. Also many thanks to Tiffany Doerachman for practical support during the completion of the report. Special thanks are extended to the Director and staff of the Suriname Statistical Bureau who not only selected the sample of households, but also trained the field personnel in relation to the mapping of districts and the identification of selected households. Also special acknowledgement to the field staff and data entry personnel, in particular Ms. Charity Linga, for their dedication and commitment to their tasks. Finally, thanks to the National Security Office in Suriname and the persons who coordinated this project at different stages for their contribution to this study. 1 Suriname National Household Drug Survey 2013 Table of Contents Prologue .................................................................................................................................................. 5 Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................. 6 1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 7 1.1 Drug trade, drug related crime and drug use ................................................................................ 7 1.2 Treatment ...................................................................................................................................... 8 1.3 National Anti-Drug Council ............................................................................................................ 8 1.4 Household survey on drug use ...................................................................................................... 9 2. Methodology ................................................................................................................................. 10 2.1 Sampling design ........................................................................................................................... 10 2.2 Challenges ................................................................................................................................... 11 3. Results ........................................................................................................................................... 12 3.1 Demographic Characteristics ....................................................................................................... 12 3.2 Substance use once in a lifetime, annual and last 30 days, overall and by gender .................... 16 3.3 Problems associated with alcohol use ........................................................................................ 19 3.4 Problems associated with marijuana use .................................................................................... 22 3.5 Substance use by strata ............................................................................................................... 25 3.6 Substance use by work status ..................................................................................................... 29 3.7 Substance use by age group ........................................................................................................ 32 4. Conclusions .................................................................................................................................... 34 4.1 Limitations ................................................................................................................................... 35 5. Recommendations......................................................................................................................... 36 References ............................................................................................................................................. 37 Appendices ............................................................................................................................................ 38 Appendix A, Questionnaire National Household Survey Suriname .................................................. 38 2 Suriname National Household Drug Survey 2013 List of Tables Table 1. Gender .................................................................................................................................. 12 Table 2. Strata ................................................................................................................................... 12 Table 3. Age groups ........................................................................................................................... 12 Table 4. Work Status .......................................................................................................................... 13 Table 5. Head of the household ........................................................................................................ 13 Table 6. Education ............................................................................................................................. 14 Table 7. Monthly income ................................................................................................................... 14 Table 8. Marital Status ...................................................................................................................... 15 Table 9. Religion ............................................................................................................................... 16 Table 10. Lifetime, past year and past month substance use, overall and by gender ..................... 19 Table 11. Problems associated with alcohol use, overall, by gender and by age group ................... 20 Table 12. Various problems because of alcohol, overall, by gender and by age group .................... 21 Table 13. Problems associated with marijuana use, overall, by gender and by age group ............... 24 Table 14. Lifetime, past year, and past month prevalence of substance use by strata .................... 29 Table 15. Lifetime, past year, and past month prevalence of substance use by work status ........... 31 Table 16. Lifetime, past year, and past month prevalence of substance use by age group .............. 33 3 Suriname National Household Drug Survey 2013 List of Figures Figure 1. The districts of Suriname ........................................................................................................ 10 Figure 2. Gender .................................................................................................................................... 12 Figure 3. Strata ................................................................................................................................... 12 Figure 4. Age groups ........................................................................................................................... 12 Figure 5. Work status ............................................................................................................................ 13 Figure 6. Head of the household ........................................................................................................ 13 Figure 7. Education ................................................................................................................................ 14 Figure 8. Monthly income ..................................................................................................................... 15 Figure 9. Marital status ...................................................................................................................... 15 Figure 10. Religion ............................................................................................................................... 16 Figure 11. Lifetime, past year and past month alcohol use, overall and by gender ............................. 16 Figure 12. Lifetime, past year and past month tobacco use, overall and by gender ............................ 16 Figure 13. Lifetime, past year and past month marijuana use, overall and by gender ......................... 17 Figure 14. Lifetime, past year and past month cocaine use, overall and by gender ............................. 17 Figure 15. Lifetime, past year and past month crack use, overall and by gender................................. 17 Figure 16. Lifetime, past year and past month ecstasy use, overall and by gender ............................. 18 Figure 17. Lifetime, past year and past month tranquilizer use, overall and by gender ...................... 18 Figure 18. Lifetime, past year and