NT Drug Trends 2009 : Findings from the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS)
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2010
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C. Moon
English
Drug abuse -- Northern Territory -- Statistics -- Periodicals; Drug abuse -- Northern Territory -- Periodicals; Drug abuse surveys -- Northern Territory -- Periodicals
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre; University of New South Wales
Sydney (N.S.W.)
Australian Drug Trends Series No. 44
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27 4 HEROIN 4.1 Use Thirteen percent of the participants sample had used and 8% injected heroin in the six months prior to interview (Table 4), an decrease on the 14 % reporting recent injection in 2008. Median days of recent use and injection also show declines. Table 4: Selected trends in participant heroin use, 2003-2009 2003 n=109 2004 n=111 2005 n=107 2006 n=100 2007 n=106 2008 n=103 2009 n=99 Used last 6 months (%) 19 34 24 12 7 14 13 Injected last 6 months (%) 16 33 24 12 7 14 8 Days used last 6 months (median) 5 5 4 13 30 27 17 Days injected last 6 months (median) 5 5 3 13 30 26 9 Source: IDRS participant interviews Figure 4 reflects this overall decline, although showing slight increases in the more frequent use categories. Figure 4: Patterns of heroin use by participants, 2002-2009 Source: IDRS participant interviews Participants reported that powder heroin was the most commonly used form (Table 5), reversing a movement away from this form shown in previous years 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 % p ar ti ci p an ts No recent use Weekly or less More than weekly but less than daily Daily use