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

DRUG ABUSE IN PAKISTAN
Table A.II.8. Key <strong>in</strong>formant perceptions of problems caused by drug use: prov<strong>in</strong>cial comparisons
Punjab S<strong>in</strong>dh
Major Some Few No Don’t Major Some Few No Don’t
<strong>Drug</strong> type problems problems problems problems know problems problems problems problems know
Hashish and charas 17 (20%) 45 (54%) 19 (23%) 2 (2%) — 8 (13%) 20 (31%) 23 (36%) 13 (20%) —
Hero<strong>in</strong> 73 (88%) 9 (11%) — 1 (1%) — 50 (78%) 10 (16%) 2 (3%) 2 (3%) —
Opium 1 (1%) 24 (31%) 31 (40%) 18 (23%) 3 (4%) 3 (5%) 4 (7%) 13 (21%) 35 (57%) 6 (10%)
Other opiates 10 (13%) 19 (24%) 20 (25%) 7 (9%) 23 (29%) 3 (5%) 3 (5%) 7 (12%) 17 (30%) 27 (47%)
Cough syrups 19 (25%) 17 (22%) 9 (12%) 9 (12%) 23 (30%) 1 (2%) 2 (4%) 2 (4%) 19 (33%) 33 (58%)
Psychotropics 11 (14%) 17 (22%) 26 (34%) 20 (26%) 3 (4%) 4 (7%) 7 (12%) 20 (33%) 20 (33%) 9 (15%)
<strong>Drug</strong> <strong>in</strong>jection 28 (34%) 32 (39%) 10 (12%) 7 (8%) 6 (7%) 10 (16%) 10 (16%) 10 (16%) 10 (16%) 21 (34%)
Solvents 18 (24%) 23 (30%) 22 (29%) 5 (7%) 8 (11%) 1 (2%) 3 (5%) 11 (19%) 15 (26%) 28 (48%)
Alcohol 37 (48%) 33 (43%) 6 (8%) — 1 (1%) 19 (30%) 18 (28%) 20 (31%) 6 (9%) 1 (2%)
Balochistan NWFP
Major Some Few No Don’t Major Some Few No Don’t
<strong>Drug</strong> type problems problems problems problems know problems problems problems problems know
Hashish and charas 6 (20%) 13 (43%) 4 (13%) 7 (23%) — 12 (14%) 46 (54%) 22 (26%) 5 (6%) —
Hero<strong>in</strong> 30 (100%) — — — — 61 (72%) 8 (9%) 4 (5%) 1 (1%) 11 (13%)
Opium 10 (33%) 3 (10%) 13 (43%) 2 (7%) 2 (7%) 8 (9%) 22 (26%) 28 (33%) 21 (25%) 6 (7%)
Other Opiates — 1 (3%) 8 (27%) 1 (3%) 20 (67%) 1 (1%) 8 (10%) 7 (9%) 14 (18%) 47 (61%)
Cough syrups — — 5 (17%) 3 (10%) 22 (73%) 2 (3%) 5 (7%) 7 (9%) 7 (9%) 54 (72%)
Psychotropics — 3 (10%) 8 (27%) 4 (13%) 15 (50%) 5 (6%) 12 (15%) 26 (32%) 17 (21%) 21 (26%)
<strong>Drug</strong> <strong>in</strong>jection 16 (53%) 5 (17%) 2 (7%) 1 (3%) 6 (20%) 1 (1%) 7 (10%) 6 (8%) 6 (8%) 53 (73%)
Solvents — 2 (7%) 10 (36%) 2 (7%) 14 (50%) — 2 (3%) 2 (3%) 4 (6%) 63 (89%)
Alcohol 1 (3%) 7 (23%) 14 (47%) 6 (20%) 2 (7%) 23 (27%) 26 (31%) 29 (34%) 5 (6%) 2 (2%)
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