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3.  Populations most affected are Adolescents and Young Adults.
This is across the board for all substances.

4. Specific Situations and conditions contributing to the problem.
.Marginalized Youth
.Unemployment and Underemployment
.Gang affiliation
.Peer Pressure
.Dysfunctional Families- Lack of Support
.Limited Coping Skills
.Inadequate Communication Skills
.Limited opportunities for positive social/ and economic advancement.
.Experimental

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1. Name: Husni

2. Types of substances involved in my community:

Alcohol

Cannabis

Crystal methamphetamine ('ice')

Heroin

3. Populations affected the most:

Young people (both men and women) including school students in their teenage.
Prevalence of drug usage is higher in urban areas compared to rural areas in Sri Lanka.

4. Specific situations and conditions contributing to the problem:

Lack of awareness and proactive support on well-being (incl. mental health)

Poverty and issues related to low-income of certain communities

Lack of family or societal support and attention

Political support and other higher level influences

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1.Group Members
Dr. Novia Carter
Mandel Miller
Glenda Moss
Clevette Gibson
Antanette Anderson

2. Types of Substances in our Community
Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana, Cocaine, MDMA's - extasy, molly.

3.

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1) Names:

Betty Hunte

Troy Wickham

Makeada Bourne

Paulavette Atkinson

Letitia Wiltshire

Wendy Greenidge

2) Substances in Your Community (BARDIN 2019 Report)

Alcohol

Marijuana

Crack Cocaine

Cocaine (Powder)

Ecstasy

Methamphetamines

Tobacco

Fanta - wild tobacco

(Polydrug Use)

Blackies (Crack Cocaine & Marijuana)

Prescription Drugs (Emerging anecdotal evidence)

3) Age 3-65

Adolescent Males: Marijuana, Alcohol, Tobacco/Fanta

Adolescent Females: Alcohol, Marijuana, Tobacco/Fanta

40 - 65 years Male & Females: Alcohol

30 - 65 years Males & Females: Crack Cocaine

21- 35 Males & Females: Ecstasy

18 - 65 Males & Females: Polydrug Use

4)

Culture

Family dysfunction

Outdated Legislation

Easy Access

Financial Difficulties

Mental Illness

Environment

Peer Pressure

Lack of Educational Opportunities

Unemployment

Genetics

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Team Grenada: Spice Crew:  Edward Mark, Cora Roberts, Neila Fletcher, Jude Hector, Pearson Stroude, Shelly-Ann Lewis

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Team Grenada: Spice Crew:  Edward Mark, Cora Roberts, Neila Fletcher, Jude Hector, Pearson Stroude, Shelly-Ann Lewis

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Type of Substances:

Alcohol (#1),
Marijuana
Cocaine
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy (for the most part confined to the SGU population)
Unknown (substance put in drinks that cause persons to pass out)

Populations

There is increasing use among females in recent times with similar age group as males mostly ages 15 to 25

Overall impact extends beyond the individual to family, community, school, workplace, farmers,

Specific Situations

Commercialization and advertising of alcohol especially targeting females

Many social functions include the sampling and mixing of drinks in a way that increases their negative impact on the body

Even drinks mixed at restaurants are targeting females

Influence of social media makes it more appealing to experiment

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1. Name: Damion Scott, Janet Roberts Bowen, Clifton Morris, Brittany Taylor, Ben Na-snoh Grant, Husni

2. The types of substances involved in your community:

Jamaica:

Alcohol, Ganja & Tobacco (most used).

Liberia:

Tromadol (can be prescribed)

3. The populations that are most affected

Jamaica

Alcohol - general population (25-34)
Ganja - young men & adolescents (35-44)
Tobacco - primarily men (35-44)
**STATS from 2015 National Drug Prevalence Survey**

Liberia:

Tromodol - primarily men (ages 15 - 30)

4. Specific situations and conditions contributing to the problem

Jamaica

- accessibility to the drugs

- decriminalization of ganja

- lack of policing/monitoring measures

- poverty

- lack of family structures

- social acceptability

-culture

Liberia

- Lack of government policy in the selling of legal drugs
- Peer Pressure

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Names: Cecil Abrams, Dr. Shelieza Gopie, Alicia Solomon, Wayne Hunte, Dionne Browne.

Substances Involved: Cannabis, Ecstasy, Cocaine, Alcohol, Tobacco, Crystal Meth, Hookah (Shisha), Lean (promethazine & codeine).

Populations most affected: Young Adult population, Families (repercussions from member drug abuse), Teenagers, Both Male and Female.

Specific Conditions and Situations: Peer Pressure, Social Media, Societal and Familial Expectations, Availability of drugs (easy access), Dysfunctional Families, Cultural Influence, Socioeconomic situations, Mental Health (Stress), Coping Mechanisms

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1. Names:

Anton Nicholas
Darcel Joseph
Seema Persaud
Annette Augustus
Sonia-Ria Williams
Billie Sterling-Lewis

2. Types of substances involved in community:
Cannabis, Cocaine, Alcohol, Tobacco, Synthetic drugs

3. Population affected the most:

young adults, adults

Convictions for drug related offences- ages 25 to 34

ages 15-64 (tobacco use)

4. Specific situations and conditions contributing to the problem:

Environmental/community conditions e.g. poverty, opportunities for  income earning in the drug trade, culture

social learning

the inability cope/poor coping mechanisms especially where stress and trauma are concerned

family dysfunction e.g. marital discord

peer pressure

poor academic performance

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1. Name: Jude Hector

2. Types of substances involved in my community: Alcohol (commercial), Alcohol (home brewed), Marijuana, Crack Cocaine

3. Populations affected the most:  Men, including from teenage years and upwards.
4. Specific situations and conditions contributing to the problem: Educational deficiency (school dropouts, or low-level schooling), Weak family structures, Lack of positive male role models, absent of disengaged fathers, poverty (spiritual, mental, economic), unemployment or underemployment, lack of positive alternative lifestyle programs to counter the "block" mentality, lack of personal identity and vision, and more....

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What is the leading substance use problem in your community?

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What is the leading substance use problem in your community?

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On your country's column, please note the following:
1. your names
2. The types of substances involved in your community
3. The populations that are most affected
4. Specific situations and conditions contributing to the problem