Understanding Drug Use and Harm in West Sussex

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Following the new UK drug strategy, West Sussex County Council is committed to reduce drug demand in West Sussex. To be able to reduce drug demand, we need to understand the drivers of the demand and what makes people vulnerable to drug use, just then, we can develop actions with multi agency partners to have a real impact reducing the vulnerabilities in the community.

Multi-agency working groups have already been created across West Sussex to support individuals and communities to overcome the issues which can lead to cycles of continued drug use. A series of activities are already underway, and we need to better understand the lives of residents in the area, so that more targeted support can be put in place.

This is part of the West Sussex Combating Drugs Partnership to tackle the drug demand and minimise the harm and exploitation caused by drugs. WSCC and the community safety leads for each area in West Sussex have been working together to carry out these surveys to understand the opinion and experience of drug misuse across different groups in the community.

What we are asking is to give us your views and experience on issues related to drug use whether you are a professional engaging with people with drug use issues, a treatment service user affected by it or a resident in the community, with your help and support, we can have a better understanding of the problems affecting different areas of West Sussex and identify vulnerabilities.

Some of the questions ask about sensitive issues surrounding drug use, but we will not use your responses to identify you or attempt to contact you in any way. You do not have to answer any questions you do not want to, and your responses will not affect any service provision you currently receive. The WSCC Public Health and Social Research Unit will analyse all the completed surveys and produce a report containing the results.


Alternate formats and accessibility

If you require any of this information in an alternative format, then please contact us by phone 0330 222 3402 or via email at maria.redontardio@westsussex.gov.uk and we will assist you. If you are deaf or hard of hearing and have an NGT texting app installed on your computer, laptop or smartphone, you can contact us on 18001 0330 222 3402.

For more information about the accessibility of this website, please see our Accessibility tab (opens in new window).

Please note, you can use the Google Translate function to access this project in a range of different languages. The Google Translate widget can be found at the top left-hand side of the project page, where it sits just above the black West Sussex County Council ribbon.

Following the new UK drug strategy, West Sussex County Council is committed to reduce drug demand in West Sussex. To be able to reduce drug demand, we need to understand the drivers of the demand and what makes people vulnerable to drug use, just then, we can develop actions with multi agency partners to have a real impact reducing the vulnerabilities in the community.

Multi-agency working groups have already been created across West Sussex to support individuals and communities to overcome the issues which can lead to cycles of continued drug use. A series of activities are already underway, and we need to better understand the lives of residents in the area, so that more targeted support can be put in place.

This is part of the West Sussex Combating Drugs Partnership to tackle the drug demand and minimise the harm and exploitation caused by drugs. WSCC and the community safety leads for each area in West Sussex have been working together to carry out these surveys to understand the opinion and experience of drug misuse across different groups in the community.

What we are asking is to give us your views and experience on issues related to drug use whether you are a professional engaging with people with drug use issues, a treatment service user affected by it or a resident in the community, with your help and support, we can have a better understanding of the problems affecting different areas of West Sussex and identify vulnerabilities.

Some of the questions ask about sensitive issues surrounding drug use, but we will not use your responses to identify you or attempt to contact you in any way. You do not have to answer any questions you do not want to, and your responses will not affect any service provision you currently receive. The WSCC Public Health and Social Research Unit will analyse all the completed surveys and produce a report containing the results.


Alternate formats and accessibility

If you require any of this information in an alternative format, then please contact us by phone 0330 222 3402 or via email at maria.redontardio@westsussex.gov.uk and we will assist you. If you are deaf or hard of hearing and have an NGT texting app installed on your computer, laptop or smartphone, you can contact us on 18001 0330 222 3402.

For more information about the accessibility of this website, please see our Accessibility tab (opens in new window).

Please note, you can use the Google Translate function to access this project in a range of different languages. The Google Translate widget can be found at the top left-hand side of the project page, where it sits just above the black West Sussex County Council ribbon.

  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    This survey is for people living in West Sussex who wants to give their views and experience regarding drug use* in the community

    A multi-agency working group has committed to a range of actions to support individuals and communities to overcome the issues which can lead to cycles of continued drug use. A series of activities are already underway, and we need to better understand the lives of residents in the area, so that more targeted support can be put in place.

    There are some open questions, and you can tell us as much or as little as you like for each response, but please give some details if you feel comfortable. If you are giving examples, please avoid identifying others in your responses. 

    Some of the questions ask about sensitive issues surrounding drug use, but we will not use your responses to identify you or attempt to contact you in any way. You do not have to answer any questions you do not want to, and your responses will not affect any service provision you currently receive. 

    Your responses will only be seen by Public Health researchers at West Sussex County Council and will be stored securely. Any identifying details will be removed.

    *This survey concerns illicit drug use.

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  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    This survey is for young people who have experience either directly or indirectly with drug use in the community.

    There are some open questions and you can tell us as much or as little as you like for each response, but please give some details if you feel comfortable. If you are giving examples, please avoid identifying others in your responses, any identifying data will be removed. 

    Some of the questions ask about sensitive issues surrounding drug use, but we will not use your responses to identify you or attempt to contact you in any way. You do not have to answer any questions you do not want to and your responses will not affect any service provision you currently receive. 

    Your responses will only be seen by Public Health researchers at West Sussex County Council and will be stored securely. Any identifying details will be removed.

    Note for the safeguarding lead doing the survey - Please ask the questions but don't read the list of answer choices, let the children talk and select the most suitable, some questions will have an "Other" option where you can specify.

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  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    This survey is for professionals and volunteers who are involved with supporting people with issues that are either directly or indirectly related to drug use in the community.

    There are some open questions and you can tell us as much or as little as you like for each response. If you are giving examples, please avoiding identifying individuals in your responses. 

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  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    This survey is for people engaged with structured treatment.

    A multi-agency working group has committed to a range of actions to support individuals and communities to overcome the issues which can lead to cycles of continued drug use. A series of activities are already underway, and we need to better understand the lives of residents in the area, so that more targeted support can be put in place.

    Some of the questions ask about sensitive issues surrounding drug use, but we will not use your responses to identify you or attempt to contact you in any way, and we will not share your answers with anyone. 

    You do not have to answer any questions you do not want to, and your responses will not affect any service provision you currently receive. If you give any details, please avoid identifying others in your responses. 

    Your responses will only be seen by Public Health researchers at West Sussex County Council and will be stored securely. If you give any identifying details, we will remove them.

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