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Women Who Use Drugs Resource Survey

This survey was written by a woman who uses drugs and was peer reviewed by other women who use drugs in our community. You and your answers will not be identified in the resource creation process or final product.
1.Which drugs do you currently use? (Please tick)
2.Have you ever felt threatened by police presence?
3.Have you ever been targeted by the police because you’re a woman who uses drugs?
4.If yes, why? (eg. drug dealer; sex worker; known to police, homeless, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, migrant)
5.Did the police try to convince you to cooperate by mentioning different parts of your life were in jeopardy if you didn’t cooperate with them? (eg. kids taken away; lose your job; etc)
6.Do you believe cooperating would or did help your situation? (or did you remain silent if questioned; get emotional; etc)
7.Drugs affect our bodies in different ways, please list any affects or changes drugs have/had on your body under the headings below.
8.If you have had sex on drugs, did the drug/s change the experience? (eg. sex was enhanced / doing sexual acts you usually wouldn’t do / experimenting with different sexual partners / unsafe or unprotected sex)
9.Have you ever felt pressured to do things by someone else because you’re a woman who uses drugs? If yes, what? (brief / details not required)
10.What social issues do you face because you’re a woman who uses drugs?
11.Do you feel/have you been told in the past your safety is at risk because you’re a woman who uses drugs? (eg. violence; sexual assault; theft; etc)
12.What do you do to keep yourself safe? (eg. only associate with people you trust / make sure someone knows where you are / carry a weapon or something to defend yourself with)
13.Please write a positive memory from a time you were on drugs (feel free to write more than just one)
14.Do you think if any drugs you take were legalised, that you would have a better quality of life
15.Do you think this resource will be helpful for other NT women who use drugs or may use drugs in future?
16.If you have any comments, suggestions, etc. you want to add, please write them here
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