Drugs and (Dis)order Interviews on Drug Addiction in Nimroz, Afghanistan, 2021

Collection of drug addiction interviews carried out as part of the GCRF Drugs and (dis)order project in the borderlands of Nimroz, Afghanistan (grant ES/P011543/1). The purpose of the interviews was to investigate the social, political and health dimensions of drug use through 46 interviews with drug users injecting drugs, community leaders, religious leaders, health professionals and NGOs who deliver services to drug users. Interviews investigate drug use in the studied districts, the impact of drug supply on drug use, stigmatisation and discrimination of drug users in the community, the impact of drug use on people’s health, the provision of health services to drug users (or lack thereof), and the influence of the political situation on the provision of those health services. Face-to-face interviews using a question / topic list were carried out by the Organization for Sustainable Development and Research (OSDR).