Polish General Population Surveys: trends Janusz Sierosławski Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology General population survey (GPS) on prevalence and consumption of drugs, opinion, knowledge about drugs and risk Belgrad, 25 th of February – 1 st of March 2013
Introduction Three countrywide population surveys in Poland – 2002, 2006, 2010 Surveys implemented by National Bureau for Drug Prevention – fieldwork: contracted agency
Materials Implementation timeJune/July Nov/Dec Age coverage* Sample size (unweighted) Overrepresentations3 regions 3 cities Age Warsaw 8 Regions Sample size (weighted) Response rate61%51%71% * Population for trend analyses – 16-64
Cannabis use among age 16-64
Cannabis use among age 16-34
Cannabis use dring last 12 months by gender
Cannabis use during last 12 months by age groups
Cannabis use during last 12 months by gender by age groups
Frequency of cannabis use (liftime)
ESPAD – cannabis use
ESPAD – cannabis life time use (percent of respondents)
Cocaine use
Cocaine use during last 12 months by age groups
Conclusions Rapid increase of cannabis use figures in 2010, while stabilization in – increase of prevalence of use or increase of readiness to report – question of comparability over time Increasing trend in prevalence of cocaine use but still on the very low level