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CND Day 2 – Plenary statement by Indonesia on the effectiveness of drug prevention interventions

Indonesia has given a special focus on high risk groups, including women and children. Prevention programmes are currently school based, work based, community based, media oriented and religious based. Information on the dangers of abusing drugs has also been diffused through the internet. Some big events have been organised as well throughout the country. Example: …

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Committee of the Whole – afternoon session

The first resolution debated today was entitled ‘Promoting community-based drug use prevention‘, co-sponsored by the US, Mexico, Indonesia, Colombia and Israel. The resolution provoked no debate, and was approved with minor wording amendments. The Russian delegation objected to the term ‘evidence-based’ in the draft, and instead wanted the term ‘reliable’ used. The US agreed to …

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Indonesia statement on demand reduction

There are 3 million drug users in Indonesia. 47% are ‘addicts’. 15% injecting drug users and 85% non-injecting drug users. Cannabis most widely used illicit drug (70% of illicit use). There are concerns at increase of ATS use, and ATS now a bigger concern than opiates. Heroin use is stabilising and to a certain extent …

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