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Upping and downing in down under: patterns and trends in Queensland and Australia
(Croissance et décroissance aux antipodes : types d'usage et tendances dans le Queensland et en Australie)
Auteur(s) :
DAVEY, J. ;
Upping and downing in down under: patterns and trends in Queensland and Australia (13-16 June 2000; Baltimore)
;
DAVIES, A.
Année
2000
Page(s) :
335-344
Langue(s) :
Français
Éditeur(s) :
Bethesda, MD : NIDA
Refs biblio. :
10
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus géographique
AUSTRALIE
Thésaurus mots-clés
EPIDEMIOLOGIE DESCRIPTIVE
;
CONSOMMATION
;
INTERPELLATION
;
PRIX
;
SAISIE
;
HEROINE
;
AMPHETAMINE
;
COCAINE
;
CANNABIS
;
MDMA-ECSTASY
;
ECHANGE DE SERINGUES
Note générale :
In : Epidemiologic trends in drug abuse, vol. 2 : Proceedings of the Community Epidemiology Work Group. June 2000., 48th meeting, Baltimore, 13-16 June 2000, Bethesda, NIDA, 2000, 335-344
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Heroin is highly available in Australia. Heroin prices continue to fall, while purity continues to increase. Agencies report increases in heroin use among younger and more mainstream youth. Opioid mortality has doubled over the last decade. Most agencies report increases in amphetamine use and consequences. Although not highly prevalent, cocaine abuse appears to be increasing, as are cocaine seizures, cocaine-related arrests, and purity levels. Reports of use of LSD among youth, usually as a second drug, are increasing. The availability of MDMA ("ecstasy") has doubled in recent months, and it remains a popular drug of use among young people, especially at raves. Cannabis continues to be the most widely abused illicit drug, and an increasing number of users are presenting for treatment. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland Univ. of Technology, Carseldine Campus, Brisbane 4034, Queensland
Australie. Australia.
Australie. Australia.