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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

39 Figure 20: Median prices of speed powder estimated from participant purchases, 2002-2011 Source: IDRS participant interviews Base Figure 21 demonstrates that the median price of a gram of base increased to $700. There was also an increase in the median price of points ($150 in 2011 compared to $100 in 2010). Figure 21: Median prices of base estimated from participant purchases, 2002-2011 Source: IDRS participant interviews Ice/Crystal Figure 22 shows a decrease in both the median price of points and grams of ice. The cost of ice decreased to a median of $1,000 a gram from $1,350 in 2010 and points decreased to a median of $150 compared to $200 in 2010. Figure 22: Median prices of ice/crystal estimated from participant purchases, 20022011 Source: IDRS participant interviews 0 100 200 300 400 500 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 P ri ce ( $ ) Point Half-weight Gram 0 200 400 600 800 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 P ri ce ( $ ) Point Half-weight Gram 0 500 1000 1500 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 P ri ce ( $ ) Point Half-weight Gram