An Assessment done among and by Drug Abusers and Addicts in Bali-

An Assessment done among and by Drug Abusers and Addicts in Bali-
2003

Data collected by Yakita, Yayasan Hati-Hati and Yakeba.
Interviews were done by addicts in recovery, reaching out to
other addicts many areas of Bali. The survey involved a total of
81 respondents, consisting of 58 males and 23 females.

Summary:

* Around 45.68 percent respondent mothers are housewives. An
estimate 64.20 percent of parents and are living together and
72.84 percent have a very attentive relationship with their
parents.
* 28.40 percent of respondents live in rented rooms and only
22.22 percent live with their parents. As many as 51.85 percent
of respondents used heroin on a daily basis.
* 28.40 percent of respondents have been using shabu-shabu for
the last year. And 2.47 percent had been using heroin for more
than 10 years.
* 20.99 percent of respondent's started smoking cigarettes when
they were between 6 and 10-years-old. Around 53.09 percent
started drinking alcohol when they were between 11 and 15 and
40.74 percent started using illegal drugs between 16 and 20 years
old.
* 85.19 percent got their first drugs from friends.
* 61.73 percent got their first drugs from "hangout places".
* 49.38 percent of drug addicts are aged between 16 and 20 years
old.
* 87.65 percent had more than 16 friends who are drug addicts.
* 86.42 percent have driven a car while under the influence of
alcohol.
* 65.41 percent used drugs for the first time out of curiosity.
* 38.27 percent of respondents nearly always shared needles with
others.
* 85.19 know the danger of various drugs from the mass media and
67.90 percent from friends.