An overview of the 2015 Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System
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The Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System is the most comprehensive and detailed study of ecstasy and related drug markets in Australia.
Drug Trends Bulletins
Key findings from the 2015 IDRS: a survey of people who inject drugs
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The key findings of the 2015 participant surveys of people who inject drugs (PWID) are presented in this bulletin.
Injecting risk practices and Hepatitis C
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Key findings
- Sharing needles/syringes and injecting equipment poses a substantial risk to HCV transmission among PWID.
An update on drug-driving behaviours and attitudes towards drug driving in Australian consumers of ecstasy and related drugs: 2007-2013.
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Key findings
Knowledge of naloxone and take-home naloxone programs among a sample of people who inject drugs in Australia
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Key findings
- Naloxone is an opioid overdose antidote that has been used safely for over 40 years
Travellers in the Territory: A comparison of Darwin residents and travellers from the Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System
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Key Findings
Young people, drug use and risk behaviours
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Key findings
Drug use in younger people
Younger people are more likely to have:
- recently used LSD and cannabis
What’s happening with heroin?
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Key findings
Key findings from the 2014 IDRS: a survey of people who inject drugs
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Key findings
- Heroin remained the most commonly reported drug of choice.
An overview of the 2014 Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS)
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Key findings
- 800 participants took part in the EDRS in 2014. RPU were primarily recruited through the internet and word-of-mouth.