Asia Ashraf Director Rehabilitation, Sunny Trust Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow, VCU, USA Female Substance Abuse Treatment & Rehabilitation Center A House of Peace & Tranquility A Project of Sunny Trust, Pakistan 6 th World Forum Against Drugs May 14-15, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Asia AshrafDirector Rehabilitation, Sunny Trust
Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow, VCU, USA
Female Substance Abuse Treatment & Rehabilitation Center
A House of Peace & Tranquility
A Project of Sunny Trust, Pakistan
6th World Forum Against DrugsMay 14-15, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Sakoongah
Non judgmental
More then a shelter
Focus on whole
person recovery
(WPR)
Self empowerment
Female friendly
environment
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Demographic of Pakistan
Current Population: Over 200 Million
50.8% 49.2%
http://countrymeters.info/en/Pakistan
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UNODC, 2013
Pakistan: Illicit Drug Use & Trafficking
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Female Drug Problem in Pakistan
78%
22%
Male Drug Users
Female Drug Users
6.7 Million
Drug Users
UNODC, 2013
Project Background & Rationale
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UNODC, 2013
Prevalence of Drug Use By Gender
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Why Female Use Drugs?
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29%
21%
15%
9%8%
7%5% 5%
1%0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
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Psychological Factors Responsible For Drug Addiction
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Economic Factors Responsible For Drug Addiction
10%
26%
10%
48%
6%
Unemployment Lack of Resources Affluence Poverty Others
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Social Factors Responsible For Drug Addiction
8%
5%
15%
9%
28%
18%
5%
8%
3%
1%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%
Social Injustice
Social Isolation
Unresolved Conflicts
Failure in Love
Envrionment
Fashion
Lack of Recreational Activities
Peer Pressure
Broken Family
Matrimonial Stress
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Other Factors
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Overall Treatment Capacity
30,000 Annual
Treatment Capacity
Male Oriented
No Female Specific Centre
Around 96 Drug Treatment
& Rehabilitation Centres
UNODC, 2013
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Why not?
Drug addiction is considered typically a male problem
Females are reluctance to seek help:
Social stigma
Family reputation
Marital risks
Cultural constraints
Exploitation by quacks, faith-healers, non-professionals