DRUG PROBLEMS AMONG IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES IN THE NETHERLANDS AND THE DUTCH HEALTH-CARE AND TREATMENT SYSTEM

Immigration from former colonies and the influx of refugees whose disa dvantaged situation in society often leads to drug problems is describ ed. The Dutch Government provides for a wide variety of services for d rug users which include programs for minorities like the Surinamese, M oluccan, Moroccan, and Turkish communities. However, they are either e xecuted poorly or are based too much on ''White'' methods. An account of a survey about the current situation of Black Surinamese women in t he Netherlands is given, and the situation of refugees in the Netherla nds as it relates to drug use is described. [Translations are provided in the International Abstracts Section of this issue.]