Historique
Périodique
Decreased heroin availability in Sydney in early 2001
(Diminution de la disponibilité de l'héroïne à Sydney au début de 2001.)
Année
2003
Page(s) :
93-95
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
9
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAR (Marchés / Markets)
Thésaurus mots-clés
HEROINE
;
OFFRE
;
CONSOMMATION
;
EVOLUTION
;
PREVALENCE
Thésaurus géographique
AUSTRALIE
Note générale :
Addiction, 2003, 98, (1), 93-95
Résumé :
FRANÇAIS :
Analyse de la diminution de la disponibilité de l'héroïne et de son impact sur les consomations et les types d'usage ainsi que sur le marché de la drogue et la criminalité auprès de 41 usagers par voie injectable et de 10 informateurs clés.
ENGLISH :
Aim. To examine the veracity of reports of a substantial decrease in the availability of heroin in Sydney in January 2001 . Design. Cross-sectional survey. Setting. Sydney. Australia. Participants. forty-one injecting drug users (IDUs) and 10 key informants (KIs). Findings. Almost all IDUs (93%) reported that heroin was harder to obtain at the time of interview (mid-February 2001) than it was before Christmas 2000 and KIs concurred. IDUs (83%) and KIs (70%) also reported that the price of heroin had increased since Christmas, and that the purity of heroin had decreased (IDUs 73%: Kls 80%). Almost all IDUs reported a reduction in their heroin use and a subsequent increase in other drug use, particularly cocaine, benzodiazepines and cannabis. Similar reports about IDUs came from nine of the 10 KIs. Over half the Kls reported an increase in both property and violent crime as a result of the heroin shortage. This crime was reportedly occurring mainly between heroin suppliers and/or IDUs. Reports from other Australian jurisdictions suggest that the shortage was not specific to Sydney. Conclusions. The reduction in the availability of heroin provides a unique opportunity to investigate the impact of supply reduction. (Editor' s abstract)
Analyse de la diminution de la disponibilité de l'héroïne et de son impact sur les consomations et les types d'usage ainsi que sur le marché de la drogue et la criminalité auprès de 41 usagers par voie injectable et de 10 informateurs clés.
ENGLISH :
Aim. To examine the veracity of reports of a substantial decrease in the availability of heroin in Sydney in January 2001 . Design. Cross-sectional survey. Setting. Sydney. Australia. Participants. forty-one injecting drug users (IDUs) and 10 key informants (KIs). Findings. Almost all IDUs (93%) reported that heroin was harder to obtain at the time of interview (mid-February 2001) than it was before Christmas 2000 and KIs concurred. IDUs (83%) and KIs (70%) also reported that the price of heroin had increased since Christmas, and that the purity of heroin had decreased (IDUs 73%: Kls 80%). Almost all IDUs reported a reduction in their heroin use and a subsequent increase in other drug use, particularly cocaine, benzodiazepines and cannabis. Similar reports about IDUs came from nine of the 10 KIs. Over half the Kls reported an increase in both property and violent crime as a result of the heroin shortage. This crime was reportedly occurring mainly between heroin suppliers and/or IDUs. Reports from other Australian jurisdictions suggest that the shortage was not specific to Sydney. Conclusions. The reduction in the availability of heroin provides a unique opportunity to investigate the impact of supply reduction. (Editor' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Natl Drug Alcohol Res. Centre, Univ. New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052
Australie. Australia.
Australie. Australia.