BZP-party pills: A review of research on benzylpiperazine as a recreational drug

B. M. Z. COHEN ; R. BUTLER | 2011
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.22, n°2, March 2011) Article : Périodique

Background BZP-party pills are yet another 'designer drug' which mimics the stimulant qualities of amphetamines and MDMA/Ecstasy. As legal markets for the substance have developed in the last decade (especially amongst young people) so has publi[...]

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Initiation into methamphetamine use: qualitative findings from an exploration of first time use among a group of New Zealand users

J. SHERIDAN ; R. BUTLER ; A. WHEELER | 2009
Dans Journal of Psychoactive Drugs (Vol.41 n°1, March 2009) Article : Périodique

ENGLISH : Methamphetamine use has risen in many countries around the world in recent years, and New Zealand is no exception, with the substance having become well-established in the illicit drug market. While there is much published on the ind[...]

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Legal piperazine-containing party pills-a new trend in substance misuse

J. SHERIDAN ; R. BUTLER ; C. WILKINS ; B. RUSSELL | 2007
Dans Drug and Alcohol Review (Vol.26 n°3, 2007) Article : Périodique

ENGLISH : In this Harm Reduction Digest Sheridan, Butler, Wilkins and Russell address the emergent phenomenon of so-called 'legal party pills' which have become a significant drug issue in New Zealand and elsewhere. Although banned in a number[...]

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The impact of New Zealand's 2008 prohibition of piperazine-based party pills on young people's substance use: Results of a longitudinal, web-based study

J. SHERIDAN ; C. Y. DONG ; R. BUTLER ; J. BARNES | 2013
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.24, n°5, September 2013) Article : Périodique

Background: The last decade has seen the emergence of a new phenomenon in recreational substance use with the availability of herbal and synthetic, unregulated, psychoactive drugs in the market place; alongside this, international concern has de[...]

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The International journal on drug policy "They're legal so they're safe, right?" What did the legal status of BZP-party pills mean to young people in New Zealand?

J. SHERIDAN ; R. BUTLER | 2010
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.21, n°1, January 2010) Article : Périodique

BACKGROUND: The legislation on psychoactive substances has a role to play with regard to shaping social values and influencing the normalisation of drug use. In New Zealand from 2005 to 2008, benzylpiperazine-containing 'legal' party pills (BZP-[...]

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The parents'experience : coping with drug use in the family

R. BUTLER ; L. BAULD | 2005
Périodique

ENGLISH : The families of drug users are often overlooked in the planning and delivery of services. This paper is based on interviews with parents of heroin users and staff from a support agency that worked with families affected by drug use. [...]

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The Substances and Choices Scale (SACS) - the development and testing of a new alcohol and other drug screening and outcome measurement instrument for young people

G. CHRISTIE ; R. MARSH ; J. SHERIDAN ; A. WHEELER ; T. SUAALII-SAUNI ; S. BLACK ; R. BUTLER | 2007
Dans Addiction (Vol.102, n°9, September 2007) Article : Périodique

AIMS: To describe the development and evaluation of the Substances and Choices Scale (SACS), an adolescent alcohol and other drug (AOD) self-report instrument designed in a similar format to the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). [...]

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