1. Treatment and Information Delivery Systems for Substance Abuse Treatment Istanbul, September 2005

2. MENA region treatment data Interpretation Information initiatives: – MERC – WHO – GAP Overview

3. MENA region - global process Drugs of treatment - ranked Trends in treatment demand Estimated number of people Age and gender profile Injecting drug use Data Coverage

4. Substance: –Heroin, Cannabis, benzodiazepines, ATS, cocaine Trends in treatment figures: –Examples: Lebanon, Tunisia, UAE Age and gender profile –Females 12-15% (Lebanon); 2% (Kuwait) Treatment injecting drug use Data Highlights (2001-2003)

5. Insufficient Data: –Non-respondents –Expert opinion –Context –Diffıicult to apply towards service and policy Recommendation: –Integrated Drug Information Systems Data Interpretation

6. MERC –Egyptian pilot data collection system for prıvate centers WHO –Desk review of available data on drug use UNODC –Global Assessment Programme (GAP) Information Initiatives

7. System –Input, Process, Output Communication network: –Components linked externally and internally –Comprises treatment and other data On the ground: –Jordanian network established August 2005 Drug Information Systems

8. Thank you