ISRAEL ANTI-DRUG AUTHORITY (IADA)

ISRAEL ANTI-DRUG AUTHORITY (IADA)

ISRAEL ANTI-DRUG AUTHORITY WAS ESTABLISHED IN DECEMBER 1988

IADA IS A NATIONAL HEADQUARTER THAT FUNCTIONS BY VIRTUE OF THE “DRUG CONTROL AUTHORITY LAW, 5748 –

1988”

THE PRIME MINISTER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS LAW

Prime Minister’sOffice

Israel Anti-Drug Authority

ISRAEL

ANTI-DRUG AUTHORITY - GOALS

TO ACT AS AN INNOVATOR IN THE BATTLE AGAINST THE PLAGUE OF DRUGS

TO COORDINATE THE ACTIVITIES OF GOVERNMENTMINISTRIES

;vvTO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THESTRUGGLE AGAINST DRUGS

TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ASSOCIATIONSAND OTHER BODIES INVOLVED IN THE FIGHT AGAINSTDRUG ABUSE



THE FUNCTIONS OF ISRAELANTI-DRUG AUTHORITY

AND GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION – PREVENTION

MINISTRY OF HEALTH, MINISTRY OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS– TREATMENTAND REHABILITATION OF DRUG ABUSE VICTIMS

MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR – LOCAL AUTHORITIES

MINISTRY OF IMMIGRANT ABSORPTION – WORKING AMONG NEW

IMMIGRANTS



THE FUNCTIONS OF ISRAELANTI-DRUG AUTHORITY

AND GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES

MINISTRIES OF INTERNAL SECURITY, DEFENSE, JUSTICE) THROUGH DISTRICT ATTORNEYS’ OFFICES – (LAW

ENFORCEMENT AND LEGISLATION

PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO ASSOCIATIONS AND NGO’S

MINISTRY OF TREASURY (TAX BUREAU) – LAW ENFORCEMENT



MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS – INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

DIAGRAM OF NATIONAL COOPERATION

Ministerial ResponsibilityThe Prime Minister

IADA Council

The Israel Anti – Drug

Authority

The Ministry ofThe Interior

Local Councils

The Ministry ofEducation

The Ministry ofHealth

The Ministry ofFinance Customs

The Ministry ofImmigrantAbsorption

The Ministry ofSocialAffairs

The Ministry ofForeign Affairs

The Ministry ofInternalSecurity

DEVELOPING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS



• Israel participates in global efforts to link the fight against drugs to the issue of terrorism, crime and corruption. • For the first time, Israel was accepted as a member of the U.N. Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND). • Israel has agreements with several countries and organizations involving close exchange of knowledge and information. • The United Nations’ 10-year plan devoted to countering the world drug problem (1998 – 2008) and UN Conventions are being applied.

DIRECTOR-GENERAL

DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL

SECRETARIAL SERVICES

INFORMATION

CENTERLEGAL

COUNSELINTERNATIONAL

LIAISON AND FUNDRAISING

SPOKESPERSON AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

SECRETARIAL SERVICES

FIELD UNITSPROFESSIONAL UNITS

COMPTROLLER

HEADQUARTERS



FIELD UNITS

PROJECTS

COMMUNITY

ACTION

COORDINATORS

INFORMATION VANS

STUDENTS AND BACKPACKERS

IDF AND YOUTH MOVEMENTS

FACILITATORS



INFORMATION CENTER

SPOKESPERSON

DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION CENTER

REQUESTED INFORMATION

LIBRARY AND DATABASE

ACQUIRED INFORMATION

REQUESTS BY MAIL

REQUESTS TO AUTHORITY VIA

INTERNET

DATABASES

INFORMATION ON ACTIVITIES

INTERNET

INFORMATIVE MATERIAL

HOT LINE

LIBRARY NEWSPAPER



ANNUAL DRUG DEMAND

80-100 TONS OF HASHISH AND MARIJUANA

APPROX. 20 MILLION DOSES (PILLS AND TABLETS) OF PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS (LSD, ECSTASY)

4.5 TONS OF HEROIN

3 TONS OF COCAIN



NUMBER OF DRUG FILES OPENED

BY THE ISRAEL POLICE

TYPE OF OFFENCE20012002200320042005

USE15,59116,57017,49918,44317,022

DEALING3,4854,0033,6223,2463,399

POSSESSION7,3727,0027,2317,8506,589

TOTAL NUMBER OF FILES26,44827,57528,35229,53927,010



DRUG SEIZURES BY THE ISRAEL POLICE

AND CUSTOMS

TYPE OF DRUG20012002200320042005

HASHISH (kgs)1432,8931,053913,01,022MARIJUANA

(kgs)11,64812,38318,42516,00010,000

HEROIN (kgs)67666368140

COCAINE (kgs)24968132169

LSD (tabs)6,1392,48428,46174,7412,880

ECSTASY (tablets)131,100951,479102,918313,802266,996



TYPE OF DRUG1995199820012005

ANY USE AT ALL9.39.810.59.9

CANNABIS, HASHISH, MARIJUANA3.45.15.05.8SLEEPING PILLS, SEDATIVES, “UPPERS”6.56.16.15.8

ECSTASY, LSD, HEROIN5.25.35.43.9

SIZE OF POPULATION )in thousands(560653650555

USE OF DRUGS AMONG STUDENTS AGED 12-18

(in percentages)Prime Minister’s

OfficeIsrael Anti-Drug

Authority

TYPE OF DRUG 1995199820012005

ANY USE AT ALL6.98.110.510.5HASHISH, MARIJUANA4.65.688.5

SEDATIVES, “UPPERS”3.43.32.42.2

ECSTASY, LSD, HEROIN1.61.32.21.2SIZE OF POPULATION (in thousands)1850202723602280

USE OF DRUGS AMONG ADULTSAGED 18-40 ( in percentages )



AGE DRUG

12-1718-2425-3435-40

ANY USE AT ALL

9.910.313.26.3

CANNABIS HASHISH MARIJUANA

5.88.411.53.7

OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS

5.81.72.22.7

ECSTASY

LSD HEROIN3.91.41.40.5

USE OF DRUGS DURING 2005 ACCORDING TO AGE GROUPS



TYPE OF DRUGUSED DURING

THE PAST YEAR

ANY USE AT ALL30.4

CANNABIS, HASHISH, MARIJUANA27.3

ECSTASY, LSD, HEROINCOCAINE4.5

USE OF DRUGS AMONG STUDENTS (in percentages)



IMPORTANT POINTS ABOUTUSE OF DRUGS IN ISRAEL

BASED UPON THEIR OWN ADMISSION, APPROX. 350,000 PERSONS USE DRUGS ON AN OCCASIONAL OR REGULAR BASIS

APPROX. 80,000 OF THESE ARE YOUTHS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 12-18 AND THEY CONSTITUTE APPROX. 10.5% OF THE COUNTRY’S TOTAL POPULATION AT THIS AGE GROUP

THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 20,000 ADDICTS. ALMOST 6,000 OF THESE ARE INVOLVED IN SOME SORT OF TREATMENT OR REHABILITATION FACILITIES.STUDENTS AND YOUTHS MAINLY USE MARIJUANA AND ECSTASY OR DRUG SUBSTITUTES OF SOME KIND, SUCH AS “TIPP-EX” OR CONTACT GLUE.



OBJECTIVE

To create a social climate which rejects the use of

drugs by initiating community action on national,

regional and local levels, focusing on prevention

and education, information, treatment,

rehabilitation and law enforcement.

COMMUNITY ACTION Prime Minister’s


Authority

In Israel there are 267 Local Authorities

with approx. 6 million residents

IADA is active in 56 Local authorities

Approx. 3.7 million res.29 cities

3.2 million res.

14 regional councils

223,000 res.

8 non-Jewish257,000 residents

5 local councils60,000 res.

In additional 38 communities a partial solution is provided

COMMUNITY ACTIONCOMMUNITY ACTION

DIAGRAM OF LOCAL COMMUNITY COOPERATION

ProjectCoordinator

Local andNational

Media

The Department

for SocialServices

EducationalInstitutions

TheIsraelPolice

The Education

Department

ImmigrantOrganizations

The CivilGuard

Volunteer Organizations

CommunityCenters

HealthServices

NGO’s

Business Frameworks

ProbationServices

YouthMovements,Youth clubs

The Employment

Services

ReligiousLeaders

Sports Organizations

Urban Renewal

Citizen Involvement

BASIC FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY

TO THE QUESTION OF “WHAT KEEPS YOUTHS FROM USING DRUGS” – SMITH RESEARCH INSTITUTE – 2003

7777% A POLICE RECORD

75% REDUCED BRAIN ACTIVITY

64% IMPAIRED DRIVING

63% WILL BE UNABLE TO SERVE IN AN ELITE

ARMY UNIT

47% STUDIES SUFFER

82% of youths think that hashish/marijuana act to reduce brain activity

Why, despite it all, are they willing to try drugs”"Findings from “MarketWatch” – 2003 – Quality Focus Group

Peer pressure“Everyone is trying it. I didn’t want to be the only geek

who didn’t try”.

Curiosity “I was curious to know how it would affect me, how I

would act.”

The temptation of the “forbidden fruit”“The fact that it’s illegal only makes it more attractive.”

Goals

• Development and implementation of both selective and universal drug preventive programs. These programs aimed at creating a general atmosphere that rejects drug abuse and at reducing it's extent.

• Evaluation research of prevention programs with an emphasis on their effectiveness.

Prevention and EducationPrime Minister’s


Authority

Target population

The public in general.

Special emphasis is put on:

Youth at high risk. Young adults of 18-23 years old.Parents. Immigrants.



Authority

Universal preventive programs School system. Implementation starts at kindergarten

and continues to the twelfth grade. I.D.F. – training officers and soldiers with drug

preventive messages Parents. University and college students. Work places, with an emphasis on safe working environment.

Selective programs Tailored especially to: • Youth at high risk and their parents.• Immigrant groups of youth and their parents. • Arab sector.



Authority

Treatment facilities for youth

• Ambulatory treatment (1,500 youngsters per year).

• 4 Day care centers – new innovation.

• Special treatment program for juvenile prisoners.

• 2 Hostels for adolescent girls.

• 2 Hostels for adolescent boys.

• Therapeutic Community for adolescents (60 beds).

Treatment and Rehabilitation



Treatment programs within the community in 150 communities. Run by the Ministry of Social Affairs. 4,000 registered patients.

Regional day care facilities ( 16) run by the Ministry of Social Affairs, 2 run by the Ministry of Health. Capacity of 250 patients.

Detoxification units (5) run by the Ministry of Health. Total 80 detox. Beds, of them 16 for youth. 1 Unit for Arab speakers (20 beds).

Treatment and Rehabilitation Infrastructure



Therapeutic communities ( 8) for long term intervention. Total capacity 470 beds. One TC accepts mothers with children, one for women only and one for youth (60 beds). One for dual diagnosis.

Treatment with drug substitutes (methadone and subutex).Serve 2,500 drug addicts.

Rehabilitation: Technological preparation courses and complete education.

Youth treatment network.




New Projects

Needles Exchange program – as a part of our harm reduction project. Run by Ministry of health in Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv.

Parenthood Skills – program aimed at improve parenthood skills among drug addicts families.




Human resources development is a key element in promoting the fight against drug abuse.

It includes

The development of professional infrastructure. Establishing unified standards for the various types of training. The development of training programs for different expertise in the spheres of: prevention, treatment and rehabilitation, law enforcement and community action.

Human Resources Development



There are three types of researches that IADA promote:

Epidemiological researches that serve in accumulating data on the extent of drug abuse phenomenon both on the national and local levels.

Evaluation researches aimed at examination of IADA's activities.

Basic applied researches in the spheres of social and exact sciences.

Research and Information Prime Minister’s


Authority

The Hot Line provides a service for the inhabitants in the State of Israel as well as for Israelis residing abroad and who

access the IADA website

WWW.ANTIDRUGS.GOV.IL

1-700-500-508 - LOCAL NUM NO. 97225675988 - INTERNATIONAL NO.

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