1. Dissemination of information on substance abuse Belgrad, 27-30 February 2014 B. Bukowska, P, Jablonski National Bureau for Drug Prevention, Warsaw Dr Piotr Jablonski National Bureau for Drug Prevention Poland

2. Polish experiences Drug Information Service is mainly located in the institutions under the Ministry of Health – National Bureau for Drug Prevention set up in 1993 – National Centre of HIV/Aids set up in 1993 Different tools of comunication are used depending on target groups DIS cooperates with regional and local level

3. Target population – General population Youth parents – Drug users/addicts – Specialists (psychologists, doctors, lawers, teachers, social workers and so on) 14.10.2015

4. Channels of information – Electronic media (websites, funpage etc.) – Help-lines – Printed educational materials – Media campaigns – Internet counselling centre

5. Channels of comunication with general population Aim is to prevent drug use and disseminate reliable information General population includes youths, parents Tools: – Informations on website – Help – lines – Publications printed and via Internet – Media campaigns

6. Website of National Bureau Guidelines for parents Educational materials on line Database of treatment centres Evidenced- based method Acts of Law

7. National hot - lines on drug problem – 801199990 and HIV/Aids - 801 888 448

8. Publications adressed to youth and parents

9. Educational campaigns 2005 – 2006,, Closer to each other – further from drugs” 2007 – 2008 „Watch your drink” 2008 – 2011,,Smart drugs can burn you out – know the facts” 2009 – 2010 „Don’t drug drive! Drugs turn off your brain” 2011 – 2012 „Drugs? For what” 2013 – 2014,, Do you take drugs or use them as medicine?”

10. Media campaigns

11. Funpage for youth

12. Chanels of information with drug users/addicts Websites: www.candisprogram.pl – dedicated to marijuana userswww.candisprogram.pl Www.dopalacze.info.pl – dedicated to smart drug users Www.dopalacze.info.pl

13. Advertisement of Candis program Miasteczko Wolnych Konopi pod Sejmem Marsz Wolnych Konopi w Warszawie

14. Internet counselling centre www.narkomania.org.plwww.narkomania.org.pl

15. Publications for drug users/addicts Brochure about patients rights in the treatment Brochures about risky use of drugs addresed to part goers Periodical on harm reduction (how to use in safer way)

16. Chanels of comunication with professionals

17. Website of National Bureau Epidemiology Reports from research Evidenced- based method Acts of Law

18. Publications

19. Materials for therapists

20. Educational materials for schools

21. Comunication with professionals Professional journals

22. Electronic newsletter

23. Cooperations with regional, local level Self-governmantal level is invited to develop local channels of communication: – preparing local database booklets – printing articles at local newspapers – publications – working out and dissemination educational materials – operation local hot-lines on HIV, using psychoactive substance – organizing trainings for specialists – implementing local media – campaigns

24. Summary Drug Information Service in Poland: – has been worked out for a several years – demands clear identification who is responsible and for what – demands to be up-dated systematically – should answer the needs Local system of information can supplement national but can not replace it