Multi Ethnic Recovery Equality Project (MEREP) Questionnaire

Part 1 - About You:
1.1. Gender
	Male
	Female
1.2. Age	please select Under 16 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 Over 65
1.3. Country of Origin / Ethnic Background
1.4. How long have you lived in Aberdeen?
	Less than 6 months
	6 months - 1 year
	1 - 2 years
	2 - 3 years
	3 - 4 years
	4 - 5 years
	More than 5 years
1.5. Why did you move to Scotland?
	To study
	To work
	Partner's work
	I was born in the UK
	Other (please specify below)
Part 2 - Drugs and Your Culture:
2.1 How is drug and alcohol use viewed in your culture?
	Both drug and alcohol use is forbidden
	Drug use is illegal but alcohol use is legal
	Alcohol use is accepted but drug use is not
	Some drugs are accepted in my culture (please specify which drugs below)
	Drug and alcohol use do occur but both are considered as shameful (any additional comments below)
2.2 In your culture, do you think that drug and alcohol use is more or less common than in the UK?
	Alcohol use more common
	Alcohol use less common
	Drug use more common
	Drug use less common
	Why do you think this is the case?
2.3 What do you think are the main drugs used by people from your culture? (tick all that apply)
	Alcohol
	Cocaine
	Tranquilisers
	Cannabis / Marijuana
	Amphetamine
	Ecstasy
	Heroin
	Methamphetamine
	LSD
	Magic Mushrooms
	Solvents (e.g. glue)
	Khat
	Other (please specify below)
2.4 Do you think there are more or less services available for drug / alcohol users to get help in your country of origin than in the UK?
	More services available
	Less services available
	Why do you think this is the case?
2.5 What kind of services are available for drug / alcohol users in your country of origin?
	Counselling services
	Methadone programmes
	Needle exchanges
	Group counselling
	Advice and information
	Specialist stimulant users service
	Residential rehabilitation programmes
	Other (please specify below)
2.6 What drugs do you use, or have you used in the past?
Alcohol	Previous regular use
	Previous occasional use
	Current regular use
	Current occasional use
Cocaine	Previous regular use
	Previous occasional use
	Current regular use
	Current occasional use
Tranquilisers	Previous regular use
	Previous occasional use
	Current regular use
	Current occasional use
Cannabis /	Previous regular use
marijuana	Previous occasional use
	Current regular use
	Current occasional use
Amphetamine	Previous regular use
	Previous occasional use
	Current regular use
	Current occasional use
Ecstacy	Previous regular use
	Previous occasional use
	Current regular use
	Current occasional use
Heroin	Previous regular use
	Previous occasional use
	Current regular use
	Current occasional use
Methamphetamine	Previous regular use
	Previous occasional use
	Current regular use
	Current occasional use
LSD	Previous regular use
	Previous occasional use
	Current regular use
	Current occasional use
Magic Mushrooms	Previous regular use
	Previous occasional use
	Current regular use
	Current occasional use
Solvents:	Previous regular use
(e.g. glue)	Previous occasional use
	Current regular use
	Current occasional use
Legal Highs:	Previous regular use
(e.g. MCat)	Previous occasional use
	Current regular use
	Current occasional use
Other	(please specify below)
2.7 How many people do you know from your cultural background that use drugs?
	Please Select None 1-5 people 5-10 people More than 10 people
2.8 Which drugs do they use? (tick all that apply)
	Cocaine
	Tranquilisers
	Khat
	Cannabis / Marijuana
	Amphetamine
	Ecstasy
	Heroin
	Methamphetamine
	LSD
	Magic Mushrooms
	Solvents (e.g. glue)
	Legal Highs (e.g. MCat)
	Other (please specify below)
2.9 How many people do you know from your cultural background that use alcohol?
	Please Select None 1-5 people 5-10 people More than 10 people
2.10 Have you or anyone else you know from your cultural background ever sought help for drug / alcohol use?
	Yes
	No
2.11 If you answered 'yes' to the above, which type(s) of help was received? (tick all that apply)
	Counselling services
	Methadone programmes
	Needle exchanges
	Group counselling
	Residential rehabilitation programmes
	Other (please specify below)
2.12 Was the help received in Grampian or in your country of origin?
	In Grampian
	In my country of origin
Part 3 - Services in Grampian:
3.1 Do you know of any drug or alcohol services in Grampian?
	No
	Yes (please specify below)
3.2 Where did you find out about the above services, or where would you look to find out about services if you needed to? (tick all that apply)
	The Internet
	The phone book
	Your GP
	Newspapers
	University
	Service Leaflets
	Friends
	Family members
	Organisations that provide assistance for ethnic minorities (please specify below)
	Other (please specify below)
3.3 In your culture, is it acceptable to seek help from others outside of the family?
	No
	Yes
3.4 Do you think you would prefer to seek help from a service staffed by those from your own cultural background?
	Yes
	No
	Why or why not? (please specify below)
3.5 Are you familiar with any organisations in Grampian specific to you culture? (e.g. ethnic clubs or societies, MeAL, GREC, The International Centre)
	No
	Yes (please state which ones below)
3.6 What do you think we could do to enable more people from different cultural backgrounds to access drug and alcohol services in Grampian?
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