Drug abuse in Pakistan - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

DRUG ABUSE IN PAKISTAN
Table A.II.4. Key <strong>in</strong>formant perceptions of long-term trends <strong>in</strong> drug use <strong>in</strong> their locale (last 5 years):
prov<strong>in</strong>cial comparisons
Punjab S<strong>in</strong>dh
Decreased Decreased No Increased Increased Don’t Decreased Decreased No Increased Increased Don’t
<strong>Drug</strong> type a lot a little change a little a lot know a lot a little change a little a lot know
Hashish and charas 2 (2%) 7 (8%) 11 (13%) 46 (55%) 15 (18%) 2 (2%) 2 (3%) 10 (16%) 10 (16%) 21 (33%) 19 (30%) 1 (2%)
Hero<strong>in</strong> 6 (7%) 27 (33%) 15 (18%) 29 (35%) 5 (6%) 1 (1%) 7 (11%) — 7 (11%) 19 (30%) 29 (46%) 1 (2%)
Opium 2 (3%) 7 (9%) 51 (66%) 9 (12%) 1 (1%) 7 (9%) 3 (5%) 9 (15%) 34 (57%) 7 (12%) 1 (2%) 6 (10%)
Other opiates 2 (3%) 2 (3%) 12 (16%) 20 (26%) 15 (19%) 26 (34%) 1 (2%) 4 (7%) 14 (25%) 7 (12%) 2 (4%) 29 (51%)
Cough syrups 1 (1%) 4 (5%) 7 (9%) 21 (28%) 19 (25%) 23 (31%) 5 (9%) 5 (9%) 4 (7%) 3 (5%) 3 (5%) 35 (64%)
Psychotropics 2 (3%) 1 (1%) 6 (8%) 44 (56%) 21 (27%) 4 (5%) 1 (2%) 4 (7%) 7 (12%) 20 (34%) 20 (34%) 7 (12%)
<strong>Drug</strong> <strong>in</strong>jection — 6 (7%) 14 (17%) 37 (45%) 17 (20%) 9 (11%) 2 (3%) 1 (2%) 4 (7%) 16 (27%) 11 (19%) 25 (42%)
Solvents — 3 (4%) 13 (17%) 42 (55%) 6 (8%) 13 (17%) 1 (2%) 2 (4%) 8 (14%) 7 (13%) 4 (7%) 34 (61%)
Alcohol — 2 (3%) 30 (38%) 24 (31%) 20 (26%) 2 (3%) 2 (3%) 3 (5%) 13 (21%) 21 (33%) 23 (37%) 1 (2%)
Balochistan NWFP
Decreased Decreased No Increased Increased Don’t Decreased Decreased No Increased Increased Don’t
<strong>Drug</strong> type a lot a little change a little a lot know a lot a little change a little a lot know
Hashish and charas — — 3 (10%) 9 (30%) 17 (57%) 1 (3%) 2 (2%) 11 (13%) 7 (8%) 18 (21%) 47 (55%) —
Hero<strong>in</strong> — — — 5 (17%) 24 (80%) 1 (3%) 11 (13%) 20 (24%) 6 (7%) 21 (25%) 17 (20%) 10 12%)
Opium — 3 (10%) 8 (27%) 3 (10%) 12 (40%) 4 (13%) 10 (12%) 16 (19%) 31 (36%) 16 (19%) 5 (6%) 7 (8%)
Other opiates — — 8 (30%) 1 (4%) — 18 (67%) 4 (5%) 2 (3%) 9 (12%) 11 (14%) 1 (1%) 50 (65%)
Cough syrups — — 6 (21%) 6 (21%) — 17 (59%) 1 (1%) 6 (8%) 8 (10%) 3 (4%) 4 (5%) 55 (71%)
Psychotropics — 1 (3%) 5 (17%) 10 (34%) 3 (10%) 10 (34%) 1 (1%) 6 (7%) 12 (15%) 20 (24%) 22 (27%) 21 (26%)
<strong>Drug</strong> <strong>in</strong>jection — — 3 (10%) 12 (41%) 8 (28%) 6 (21%) 1 (1%) 3 (4%) 9 (12%) 8 (11%) — 53 (73%)
Solvents — 1 (4%) 6 (22%) 10 (37%) — 10 (37%) — — 2 (3%) 1 (1%) — 67 (96%)
Alcohol — 2 (7%) 7 23%) 9 (30%) 8 (27%) 4 (13%) 3 (4%) 14 (16%) 19 (22%) 29 (34%) 18 (21%) 2 (2%)
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