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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

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Parent handle

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

Citation address

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

Page content

36 In 2011 two respondents identified an acquaintance as the usual source person for heroin purchases, one nominated a known dealer and one nominated a street dealer (Table 29). Source venue was equally spread between a dealers home, an acquaintances house, a street market or a work location. Table 29: Usual source person and venue for purchases of heroin in the preceding six months, 2007-2011 (%) 2007 N=106 2008 N=103 2009 N=99 2010 N=99 2011 N=98 Did not respond 96 94 94 97 96 Did respond 4 6 6 3 4 Of those who responded: Source person* Street dealer 50 0 33 33 25 Friends 25 33 17 0 0 Gift from friends 0 0 0 0 0 Known dealer 0 17 0 0 25 Workmates 0 0 0 0 0 Acquaintances 25 33 17 0 50 Unknown dealer 0 0 33 33 0 Mobile dealer 0 0 0 0 0 Other 0 0 0 33 0 Source venue* Home delivery 25 0 50 0 0 Dealers home 25 17 17 0 25 Friends home 25 0 17 0 0 Acquaintances house 0 17 17 0 25 Street market 50 0 0 33 25 Agreed public location 50 50 0 67 0 Work 0 0 0 0 25 Other 0 0 0 0 0 Source: IDRS participant interviews * Multiple responses possible