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Injecting risk behaviours, self-reported mental health and crime
11 Jul 2013
167
Jennifer Stafford, Lucy Burns
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
This paper explores differences between two types of illicit drug users (heroin users and non-heroin users) in relation to injecting risk behaviours, self-reported mental health, driving and crime.
Key findings
Participants were divided into two groups based on recent heroin use: heroin...
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Key findings from the 2012 IDRS: a survey of people who inject drugs

10 Oct 2012

185

Lucy Burns, Jennifer Stafford

National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre

This report examines emerging trends in the use, price, purity and availability of illicit drugs.

Key findings:

Heroin remained the most commonly reported drug of choice for participants who inject drugs. ƒƒ Recent heroin use and frequency remained stable. The availability of...



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Australian (illicit) drug policy timeline 1985 - 2012

27 Feb 2012

498

Caitlin Hughes

National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre

This paper provides a list of key events, policy and legislative changes that have occurred in Australia between 1985 and September 2012. Events are listed by jurisdiction, at the national and state/territory level.

All events added in the last six months are highlighted in...

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Licit and illicit quetiapine use among IDRS participants

30 Jul 2012

261

Paul Dietze, Siobhan Reddel, Amy Kirwan

National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre

This paper presents a preliminary examination of the use of quetiapine (an antipsychotic drug) amongst a broader sample of people who inject drugs.

Quetiapine fumarate is an atypical antipsychotic drug which has become more commonly prescribed in Australia for certain mental health conditions in...

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Criminal activity among regular ecstasy users in Australia: prevalence and predictors

30 Jul 2012

135

Rachel Sutherland, Lucy Burns

National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre

This paper aims to examine criminal activity among regular ecstasy users in Australia.

More specifically, this paper will:

1. Examine the prevalence of criminal activity among regular ecstasy users in Australia, from 2003- 2011.

2. Examine the extent to which drugs and/or...



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What does the research evidence tell us about what Australians think about the legal status of drugs?

21 May 2012

280

Francis Matthew-Simmons

National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre

This bulletin summarises data from a nationally representative survey of Australians on the legal status of drugs.

It draws an important distinction between what Australians think about “legalisation” versus “decriminalisation”, and what Australians think about different types of drugs (four drugs are compared: cannabis,...

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Drugs and the internet
1 Aug 2013
175
Joe Van Buskirk
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
This paper provides analysis of trends over time in the availability and type of substances sold via the internet to Australia.
Key finding:
The number of retailers on the Silk Road increased (from 282 at time 1 to 374 at the last...