Key Findings
Stimulant Overdose
- Lifetime and past year stimulant overdose fluctuated across 2007-2010, before stabilising from 2011 onwards.
- The majority of participants attributed their last overdose to ecstasy; much smaller proportions nominated methamphetamine as the main drug involved in their last overdose.
- Among those who had overdosed in the past year, only a minority received medical assistance. The majority of the sample reported that they had not received any treatment or had been monitored by friends.
Depressant Overdose:
- Lifetime and past year depressant overdose remained relatively stable across 2007-2015.
- The majority of participants attributed their last overdose to alcohol, and this remained consistent across all years.
- Among those who had overdosed in the past year, only a minority received medical assistance. The majority reported that they had not received any treatment or had been monitored by friends.