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

DRUG ABUSE IN PAKISTAN
Table A.II.6. Key <strong>in</strong>formant perceptions of short-term trends <strong>in</strong> drug use <strong>in</strong> their locale (last year): 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 4 (5%) 4 (5%) 16 (20%) 45 (55%) 10 (12%) 3 (4%) 1 (2%) 10 (16%) 14 (22%) 15 (23%) 23 (36%) 1 (2%)
Hero<strong>in</strong> 9 (11%) 23 (28%) 22 (27%) 22 (27%) 6 (7%) 1 (1%) 1 (2%) 14 (22%) 15 (23%) 15 (23%) 18 (28%) 1 (2%)
Opium — 7 (9%) 54 (70%) 9 (12%) — 7 (9%) 3 (5%) 5 (8%) 38 (63%) 5 (8%) 2 (3%) 7 (12%)
Other opiates — 4 (5%) 15 (19%) 18 (23%) 15 (19%) 25 (32%) 2 (3%) 1 (2%) 12 (21%) 6 (10%) 3 (5%) 34 (59%)
Cough syrups — 2 (3%) 13 (17%) 22 (29%) 18 (24%) 20 (27%) 3 (5%) 3 (5%) 8 (14%) 2 (4%) 1 (2%) 40 (70%)
Psychotropics — 1 (1%) 7 (9%) 41 (55%) 21 (28%) 5 (7%) — 1 (2%) 5 (8%) 29 (47%) 19 (31%) 8 (13%)
<strong>Drug</strong> <strong>in</strong>jection 1 (1%) 3 (4%) 14 (17%) 39 (48%) 16 (20%) 8 (10%) — 1 (2%) 12 (19%) 12 (19%) 9 (15%) 28 (45%)
Solvents — 2 (3%) 12 (15%) 40 (51%) 12 (15%) 13 (16%) 1 (2%) 1 (2%) 12 (21%) 5 (9%) 4 (7%) 34 (60%)
Alcohol 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 29 (37%) 29 (37%) 17 (22%) 1 (1%) — 5 (8%) 14 (22%) 20 (31%) 24 (38%) 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 — — 13 (43%) 9 (30%) 8 (27%) — 3 (4%) 8 (9%) 10 (12%) 20 (24%) 44 (52%) —
Hero<strong>in</strong> — — 4 (14%) 12 (41%) 13 (45%) — 10 (12%) 22 (26%) 9 (11%) 20 (24%) 14 (16%) 10 (12%)
Opium — 3 (11%) 10 (36%) 9 (32%) 3 (11%) 3 (11%) 11 (13%) 15 (18%) 35 (42%) 12 (14%) 3 (4%) 8 (10%)
Other Opiates — — 9 (35%) — — 17 (65%) 1 (1%) 4 (5%) 14 (19%) 4 (5%) 2 (3%) 50 (67%)
Cough syrups — 1 (4%) 11 (39%) 1 (4%) — 15 (54%) 2 (3%) 4 (6%) 7 (10%) 4 (6%) 4 (6%) 51 (71%)
Psychotropics — 2 (7%) 10 (36%) 4 (14%) 2 (7%) 10 (36%) 1 (1%) 3 (4%) 17 (21%) 20 (24%) 17 (21%) 24 (29%)
<strong>Drug</strong> <strong>in</strong>jection — — 5 (15%) 16 (62%) 1 (4%) 5 (19%) — 5 (7%) 8 (11%) 5 (7%) — 54 (75%)
Solvents 1 (4%) 13 (48%) 3 (11%) — 10 (37%) — — 1 (1%) 1 (1%) — 71 (97%)
Alcohol — 2 (7%) 16 (55%) 2 (7%) 6 (21%) 3 (10%) 2 (2%) 11 (13%) 32 (38%) 24 (28%) 14 (16%) 2 (2%)
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