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Title
of Study: Assessment of the nature and extent of drug misuse among
the Traveller Community
The National Advisory Committee on Drugs (NACD) in conjunction with a Research Advisory Group made up of Traveller organisations and representatives from the Traveller Health Advisory Committee and the Department of Health and Children propose to undertake the above research study.
Researcher's Names: Jonathan Breeze, Simon Danczuk
Organisation: Vision 21 - a social research company with many years' experience of researching different communities and drug misuse. Tel: 01 878 0397 or email: jb@visiontwentyone.net
Project Objectives: To examine the nature and extent of drug misuse among the Traveller Community; identify patterns of problematic drug misuse; and recommend solutions that will help deal with the harmful health problems caused by drug misuse.
How will the project be undertaken?Information will be collected from various sources:
- Examining data and information currently available.
- One-to-one interviews and group discussions with Travellers and people who work with the Traveller Community
What each Traveller Group/Organisation
will need to do?
Arrange venues and times to run group discussions, and recruit groups
of Travellers to participate in the discussions. Each organisation will
be paid a small fee to help organise
the discussion.
Further Details available from:
Sinead Smith, Traveller Specific Drugs Initiative, Pavee Point
Tel: 01 878 0255 ext 119 or email: sineadmsmith@hotmail.com
Guarantee
of Confidentiality
All information will remain strictly confidential. All information collected
will be securely stored and will not be disclosed to any unauthorised
personnel.
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