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NT trends in ecstasy and related drug markets 2011 : findings from the Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS)

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Title

NT trends in ecstasy and related drug markets 2011 : findings from the Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS)

Collection

NT trends in ecstasy and related drug markets; Reports; PublicationNT

Date

2011

Description

Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).

Notes

Date:2011; Australian drug trends series No. 80

Language

English

Subject

Drug abuse surveys -- Northern Territory -- Periodicals; Ecstasy (Drug) -- Northern Territory -- Periodicals; Drug abuse -- Northern Territory -- Periodicals

Publisher name

National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales

Place of publication

Sydney (N.S.W)

ISBN

9780733430206

Copyright owner

Check within Publication or with content Publisher.

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/242182

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/610318

Page content

v Table 46: Usual source person and venue for purchases of morphine in the preceding six months, 2007-2011 (%) .................................................................................... 59 Table 47: Median price ($) of most recent illicit oxycodone purchase by participants, 2007-2011 .............................................................................................................. 60 Table 48: Price movements of oxycodone in the past six months, 2007-2011 (%) ................. 60 Table 49: Participants reports of oxycodone current availability, 2007-2011 (%) ................... 61 Table 50: Participants reports of oxycodone availability change in the past six months, 2007-2011 (%) ....................................................................................................... 61 Table 51: People from whom oxycodone was purchased in the preceding six months, 2007-2011 (%) ....................................................................................................... 62 Table 52: Overdose on other drugs by participants, 2007-2011 (%) ....................................... 64 Table 53: Proportion of participants reporting using injecting equipment after someone else in the month preceding interview, 2007-2011 ................................................. 73 Table 54: Reuse of own needles, 2008-2011 (%) ................................................................... 73 Table 55: Proportion of participants reporting last location for injection in the month preceding interview, 2007-2011................................................................... 74 Table 56: Source of needles in last six months, 2008-2011 (%) ............................................. 74 Table 57: Injection site and needle use characteristics, 2011 ................................................. 74 Table 58: Total notification of HBV, HCV and HIV, 2000-2011 ............................................... 75 Table 59: HIV and HCV antibody prevalence in NSP survey respondents, 1999-2009 ........... 75 Table 60: Proportion of participants reporting injection-related problems month prior to interview, by problem type, 2007-2011 ....................................................... 76 Table 61: Proportion of participants self-reporting recent mental health problems, 2007-2011 (%) ....................................................................................................... 79 Table 62: Types of medication received for mental health problems, 2007-2011 (%) ............. 79 Table 63: Level of psychological distress, 2008-2011 ........................................................... 80 Table 64: Self-reported impairment after drug driving, 2007-2011 (%) ................................... 82 Table 65: Criminal and police activity as reported by participants, 2007-2011 (%) ................. 83 Table 66: Heroin arrest and seizure characteristics, 2005/06-2009/10 ................................... 84 Table 67: Cocaine arrest and seizure characteristics, 2005/06-2009/10 ................................ 86 Table 68: Cannabis arrest and seizure characteristics, 2005/06-2009/10 .............................. 86 Table 69: Cannabis infringement notices, 2005/06-2009/10 .................................................. 86 Table 70: Amount spent on drugs on the day before interview, 2003-2011 (%) ...................... 88 Table 71: Heavy Smoking Index for nicotine dependence. ..................................................... 90 Table 72: AUDIT-C among people who inject drugs and drank alcohol in the past year, 2010-2011 .............................................................................................................. 91 Table 73: Pharmaceutical opioids use among people who inject drugs. ................................. 92 Table 74: Over the counter codeine use and pain. ................................................................. 93 Table 75: Injecting equipment used in the last month among those who commented, Australian NSP Survey 2008 & NT 2011, (%) ......................................................... 94 Table 76: Injecting equipment reused in the last month among those who commented, by Australian NSP Survey 2008 & NT 2011, (%) ......................................................... 94 Table 77: Injecting equipment cleaned in the last month among those who commented, by Australian NSP Survey 2008 & NT 2011 (%).......................................................... 95 Table 78: Injecting equipment cleaning substance and method, among those who commented, 2011 (%) ............................................................................................ 96 Table 79: Health service access in the last four weeks, 2011 (%) .......................................... 97 Table 80: Proportion of PWID that online activity related to drug use. .................................... 98 Table 81: Support and strongly support measures to reduce problems associated with heroin, for legalisation of illicit drugs and the increase of penalties for illicit drugs. ............................................................................................................. 99