1. 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

2. Introduction Three countrywide population surveys in Poland – 2002, 2006, 2010 Surveys implemented by National Bureau for Drug Prevention – fieldwork: contracted agency

3. Materials 200220062010 Implementation timeJune/July Nov/Dec Age coverage*16+15-64 Sample size (unweighted) 634028595782 Overrepresentations3 regions 3 cities Age 15-34 Warsaw 8 Regions Sample size (weighted) 314813653861 Response rate61%51%71% * Population for trend analyses – 16-64

4. Cannabis use among age 16-64

5. Cannabis use among age 16-34

6. Cannabis use dring last 12 months by gender

7. Cannabis use during last 12 months by age groups

8. Cannabis use during last 12 months by gender by age groups

9. Frequency of cannabis use (liftime)

10. ESPAD – cannabis use

11. ESPAD – cannabis life time use (percent of respondents)

12. Cocaine use

13. Cocaine use during last 12 months by age groups

14. Conclusions Rapid increase of cannabis use figures in 2010, while stabilization in 2002-2006 – 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