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Effects of reduction in heroin supply on injecting drug use: analysis of data from needle and syringe programmes
(Les effets d'une diminution de l'offre d'héroïne sur l'usage injectable : analyse de données issues d'un programme d'échange de seringues.)
Auteur(s) :
DAY, C. ;
DEGENHARDT, L. ;
GILMOUR, S. ;
HALL, W.
Année
2004
Page(s) :
428-429
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
5
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Note générale :
British Medical Journal, 2004, 329, 428-429
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
In early 2001 there was a dramatic decline in the availability of heroin in New South Vales (NSW), Australia, where previously heroin had been readily available at a low price and high purity. The decline was confirmed by Australia's strategic early warning system, which revealed a reduction in heroin supply across Australia and a considerable increase in price, particularly from January to April 2001. This "heroin shortage" provided a natural experiment in which to examine the effect of substantial changes in price and availability on injecting drug use and its associated harms in Australia's largest heroin market, a setting in which harm reduction strategies were widely used. Publicly funded needle and syringe programmes were introduced to Australia in 1987, and methadone rnaintenance programmes, which were established in the 1910s, were significantly expanded in 1985 and again in 1999. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Univ. of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052. Email : carolyn.dayunsw.edu.au
Australie. Australia.
Australie. Australia.