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Survey on inmates attitude towards drugs and its usage within the penal institutions in Jamaica. #$estionnaire I%entification & -----Intro%$ction' I am a member of staff at the National Council On rug !buse. I am currently conducting a survey to ascertain inmates "nowledge of drugs# drug abuse and their perception towards their continued use in penal institutions. Confi%entialit( an% Consent$ I am re%uesting your assistance in completing this %uestionnaire. I assure you that the information you provide will be confidential as no name is re%uired. &e assured that your responses will be invaluable# as it will provide a better understanding for all the sta"eholders. '(he National Council on rug !buse# service providers# the general public and policy ma"ers). *our cooperation will be greatly appreciated. One response to each %uestion is to be circled unless otherwise stated. +ead statements timely and occasionally repeat response scale where applicable. SECTION A ) Demographics ,. Se- of +espondent ,. .ale /. 0emale In which age group do you fall1 ,. ,2-// yrs. /. /3-/4 yrs. 3. /5-36 yrs. 6. 37-68 yrs. 7. 6,-69 yrs. 9. 62-7/ yrs. 2. 73 yrs and over

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:hat is your highest level of education1 ,. ;rimary 7. =ocational /. Secondary 9. College 3. <igh 2. >niversity 6. (echnical <igh :hich is the highest level of education completed1 ,. ;rimary 6. /. Secondary 7. =ocational 3. <igh 9. College

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Can you read and write1 ,. ?-cellent /. @ood 3. Can help myself

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SECTION B* Exposure and Knowledge of Drugs and Drug Abuse. 9. @anAa is a drug. ,. (rue /. 0alse 3. ont Bnow 6. Not Sure @anAa smo"ing is harmful. ,. (rue /. 0alse 3. ont Bnow 6. Not Sure (obacco# alcohol and beady are drugs. ,. (rue /. 0alse 3. ont Bnow 6. Not Sure Cigarette smo"ing is addictive. ,. (rue /. 0alse 3. ont Bnow 6. Not Sure !lcohol improves se-ual performance. ,. (rue /. 0alse 3. ont Bnow 6. Not Sure @anAa improves se-ual performance. ,. (rue / . 0alse 3 . ont Bnow 6. Not Sure !ddiction is when a person depends on a drug. ,. (rue / .0alse 3. ont Bnow 7. Not Sure

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rug use can increase the chance of catching and spreading <I=C!I S and other S(Is. ,. (rue /. 0alse. 3. ont Bnow 6. Not Sure ) History of drug use

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<ave you ever used drugs +efore coming to the correctional centre1 ,. *es /. No <ave you used drugs since you have been in the correctional centre1 ,. *es /. No If (o$r ans,ers to -$estions ./ 0 .1 are No move on to -$estion 23

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:hich of the following substances do you use while in the correctional centre1 'Circle all that apply). ,. !lcohol 7. Inhalants 'eg. @lue# /. Crac"CCocaine bleach# solvents) 3. =alium 9. @anAa 6. (obacco <ow often do you use alcohol1 ,. aily /. :ee"ly 3. Occasionally 6. Not applicable <ow often do you use crac"Ccocaine1 ,. aily /. :ee"ly 3. Occasionally 6. Not !pplicable <ow often do you use valium1 ,. aily /. :ee"ly 3. Occasionally 6. Not !pplicable <ow often do you use tobacco1 ,. aily /. :ee"ly 3. Occasionally 6. Not !pplicable

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<ow often do you use inhalants1 ,. aily /. :ee"ly 3. Occasionally 6. Not !pplicable <ow often do you use ganAa1 ,. aily /. :ee"ly 3. Occasionally Not !pplicable :hat factors affect how fre%uently you use these substances1 ,. .oney /. !vailability 3. !fraid of being caught 6. !fraid of being seen 7. Other 'please specify)DDDDDDDDDDD :hat motivated your first drug use1 ,. 0amily member /. ealer 3. 0ellow inmate 6. 0riends 7. Newspaper 9. +adio 2. (= 4. .edical +eason 5. &eing loc"ed up in Aail ,8. &eing in a correctional centre ,,. Other 'please specify)---------------

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:hy do you use drugsCsubstances1'Circle all that apply). ,. /. 3. 6. 7. 9. 2. 4. Curiosity ;ressured by friends (o feel more rela-ed Eonely ?asy to get 0eel grown up (o meditate ont "now why 5. ,8. ,,. ,/. ,3. &ecause of addiction'Cant Stop) (o help me sleep (o feel less shy +eligious (o cope with being loc"ed up in AailCprison ,6. Other 'please specify)------------------

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:here did you obtain your first supply of drugsCsubstances1 ,. !t home 9 In Aail /. 0riends at school 2. In the correctional centre 3.0riends Other on the 'please corner specify) 4. Other'please specify)-----------------6.0riends at wor" 7. rugCcrac" house If you use drugs in the correctional centre# how do you obtain your supply1 'Circle all that apply) ,. 0rom fellow inmates /. Over the prison fenceCwall.

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3. 0rom family membersCfriends 0rom Correctional Officers

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<ow long have you been using alcohol1 ,. Eess than a year 6. 2-5 yrs. /. ,-3 yrs. 7. ,8 yrs and over 3. 6-9 yrs. <ow long have you been using crac"Ccocaine1 ,. Eess than a year 6. 2-5 yrs. /. ,-3 yrs. 7. ,8 yrs and over 3. 6-9 yrs. <ow long have you been using valium1 ,. Eess than a year 6. 2-5 yrs. /. ,-3 yrs. 7. ,8 yrs and over 3. 6-9 yrs. <ow long have you been using tobacco1 ,. Eess than a year 6. 2-5 yrs. /. ,-3 yrs. 7. ,8 yrs and over 3. 6-9 yrs. <ow long have you been using inhalants1 ,. Eess than a year 6. 2-5 yrs. /. ,-3 yrs. 7. ,8 yrs and over 3. 6-9 yrs. <ow long have you been using ganAa1 ,. Eess than a year 6. 2-5 yrs. /. ,-3 yrs. 7. ,8 yrs and over 3. 6-9 yrs. o you want to stop using drugsCsubstances1 ,. *es /. No o you need assistance stop using drugsCsubstances1 ,. *es /. No

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SECTION D 39. o any of your friends use drugsCsubstances1 ,. *es /. No 3. ont "now 6. Not Sure 32. :ere you pressured for refusing to use drugs1 ,. *es /. No rug Csubstance abuse is a maAor social problem affecting the correctional centre1 ,. *es

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/. No 3. ont Bnow 6. >nsure 35. rug related incidents are on the increase in the correctional centre1 ,.*es /. No 3. ont Bnow 6. >nsure <ave you been a part of any Substance !buse ;revention ;rogramme in any way at all1 ,. *es /. No :ould you be interested in ta"ing part in such a programme1 ,. *es /. No :hich of these units or groups do you thin" can +est get the message of drugCsubstance abuse awareness and prevention across to inmates1 ,. ! recovering addict /. 0amily 3. Church or +eligious @roup 6. 0ellow Inmate 7. Correctional Officers 9. Other ';lease specify) ---------------

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