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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

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Parent handle

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

Citation address

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

Page content

55 Five of the seven respondents who commented upon changes in availability of illicit Subutex over the preceding six months considered that availability had remained stable while the remaining two respondents reported that availability had become more difficult (Figure 33). The low number of respondents continues to make it difficult to confidently identify any trends in availability. Figure 33: Change in availability of illicit Subutex/buprenorphine in the last six months, % commented, 2007-2011 Note: No data in 2009 Source: IDRS participant interviews Of the three participants who responded to the question regarding usual source person, one nominated a street dealer, one nominated a friend and one nominated an acquaintance (Table 43). Table 43: Usual source person and source of illicit Subutex in the preceding six months, 2007-2011 (%) 2007 N=106 2008 N=103 2010 N=99 2011 N=98 % who did not respond 95 88 96 97 % who did respond 5 12 4 3 Of those who responded Source person Street dealer 20 17 25 33 Friends 60 67 25 33 Gift from friends 0 0 0 0 Known dealer 0 8 0 0 Workmates 0 0 0 0 Acquaintances 20 8 50 33 Unknown dealer 0 0 0 0 Mobile dealer 0 0 0 0 Other 0 0 0 0 Source Someone elses takeaway dose 83 25 - - Someone elses daily dose (to be swallowed) 17 17 - - Didnt buy/dont know 0 58 - - Note: No data in 2009 Source: IDRS participant interviews 0 20 40 60 80 Dont know More difficult Stable Easier Fluctuates % c o m m e n te d 2007 2008 2010 2011