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Auteur M. J. BARRATT |
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Article : Périodique
S. LENTON ; V. A. FRANK ; M. J. BARRATT ; H. V. DAHL ; G. R. POTTER |Background: How cannabis cultivation is dealt with under various examples of cannabis legalization or regulation is an important consideration in design of such schemes. This study aimed to (i) investigate support among current or recent cannabi[...]Article : Périodique
Social media is increasingly being utilized to facilitate the buying and selling of illegal drugs, particularly by young people. However, the range of social media and messaging platforms means people must make 'choices' around which platforms t[...]Article : Périodique
Background and Objectives: Although new psychoactive substances (NPS) continue to emerge at a rapid rate, US national surveys only measure the use of non-specific categories of NPS and are not designed to access high-risk populations. In this pa[...]Article : Périodique
K. O'REILLY ; M. KOWALSKI ; M. J. BARRATT ; A. RITTER |The ability to fairly and justly distinguish between drug possession for personal use and drug possession for supply is a central feature of drug laws across the globe. Whether such distinctions pertain to decriminalisation of simple possession,[...]Bulletin : Périodique
International Journal of Drug Policy, Vol.35 - September 2016 - Drug cryptomarkets
M. J. BARRATT, Éditeur scientifique ; J. ALDRIDGE, Éditeur scientifique | 2016Article : Périodique
H. VALENTE ; D. MARTINS ; M. PINTO ; J. L. FERNANDES ; M. J. BARRATT |Purpose: Recent studies have shown that people who attend electronic dance music events and use drug checking services (DCS) are a predominantly white male, highly educated middle-class population. However, there is still a lack of data beyond s[...]Article : Périodique
L. MOYLE ; A. CHILDS ; R. COOMBER ; M. J. BARRATT |Background: The use of new technology is frequently harnessed by drug suppliers to both increase profits and reduce risk. While a growing body of research has investigated drug sales through online pharmacies and cryptomarkets, despite growing m[...]Article : Périodique
F. R. LAMY ; R. DANIULAITYTE ; M. J. BARRATT ; U. LOKALA ; A. SHETH ; R. G. CARLSON |Background: Novel synthetic opioids are fueling the overdose deaths epidemic in North America.Recently, non-fentanyl novel synthetic opioids have emerged in forensic toxicological results. Cryptomarkets have become important platforms of distrib[...]Article : Périodique
H. VALENTE ; D. MARTINS ; H. CARVALHO ; C. V. PIRES ; M. C. CARVALHO ; M. PINTO ; M. J. BARRATT |Background: Drug checking services are being implemented in recreational settings across the world, however these projects are frequently accused of a lack of evidence concerning their impact on people who use drugs. This paper describes the imp[...]Article : Périodique
Everything you always wanted to know about drug cryptomarkets* (*but were afraid to ask) [Editorial]
For some drug policy scholars, including us, the online marketplace Silk Road and its successors are inherently fascinating. When we first discovered Silk Road in 2011, on opposite sides of the globe, we could not believe it was real: people wer[...]NouveautéArticle : Périodique
A. CHILDS ; R. COOMBER ; M. BULL ; M. J. BARRATT |This is the first study to explore how cryptomarket actors are increasingly adopting encrypted messaging applications to "direct deal" beyond the provided platforms, to obviate the protocols of cryptomarkets, and to diversify the communication e[...]Article : Périodique
P. HAKKARAINEN ; T. DECORTE ; S. SZNITMAN ; K. KARJALAINEN ; M. J. BARRATT ; V. A. FRANK ; S. LENTON ; G. POTTER ; B. WERSE ; C. WILKINS |Aim: To compare characteristics of recreational vs. medical growers in a sample of small-scale cannabis cultivators from 12 countries. Methods: Six thousand eight hundred ninety six respondents who took part in an online survey were divided int[...]Rapport
A. R. WINSTOCK ; L. J. MAIER ; A. ZHUPARRIS ; E. DAVIES ; C. PULJEVIC ; K. P. C. KUYPERS ; J. A. FERRIS ; M. J. BARRATT | 2021Data collection period: GDS2021 ran between December 2020 and March 2021. Sample characteristics Global Drug Survey 2021 (GDS2021): Data from over 32,000 people from over 20 countries were used in the preparation of this report. 62% were cisg[...]Article : Périodique
G. R. POTTER ; M. J. BARRATT ; A. MALM ; M. BOUCHARD ; T. BLOK ; A. S. CHRISTENSEN ; T. DECORTE ; V. A. FRANK ; P. HAKKARAINEN ; A. KLEIN ; S. LENTON ; J. PERALA ; B. WERSE ; M. WOUTERS |Background: This article aims to provide an overview of: demographic characteristics; experiences with growing cannabis; methods and scale of growing operations; reasons for growing; personal use of cannabis and other drugs; participation in can[...]Article : Périodique
P. HAKKARAINEN ; V. A. FRANK ; M. J. BARRATT ; H. V. DAHL ; T. DECORTE ; K. KARJALAINEN ; S. LENTON ; G. POTTER ; B. WERSE |Background: The production and consumption of cannabis for the treatment of medical conditions is of increasing importance internationally; however, research on different aspects of the phenomenon is still scarce. In this article, we report find[...]Article : Périodique
F. R. LAMY ; R. DANIULAITYTE ; R. W. NAHHAS ; M. J. BARRATT ; A. G. SMITH ; A. SHETH ; S. S. MARTINS ; E. W. BOYER ; R. G. CARLSON |Background: Synthetic Cannabinoid Receptor Agonists (SCRA), also known as "K2" or "Spice," have drawn considerable attention due to their potential of abuse and harmful consequences. More research is needed to understand user experiences of SCRA[...]NouveautéArticle : Périodique
M. J. BARRATT ; S. LENTON ; M. ALLEN |Governments have traditionally censored drug-related information, both in traditional media and, in recent years, in online media. We explore Internet content regulation from a drug-policy perspective by describing the likely impacts of censorin[...]Article : Périodique
S. J. BRIGHT ; B. BISHOP ; R. KANE ; A. MARSH ; M. J. BARRATT |Background: Having first appeared in Europe, synthetic cannabis emerged as a drug of concern in Australia during 2011. Kronic is the most well-known brand of synthetic cannabis in Australia and received significant media attention. Policy respon[...]Article : Périodique
M. J. BARRATT ; G. R. POTTER ; M. WOUTERS ; C. WILKINS ; B. WERSE ; J. PERALA ; M. MULBJERG PEDERSEN ; H. NGUYEN ; A. MALM ; S. LENTON ; D. KORF ; A. KLEIN ; J. HEYDE ; P. HAKKARAINEN ; V. A. FRANK ; T. DECORTE ; M. BOUCHARD ; T. BLOK |Background: Internet-mediated research methods are increasingly used to access hidden populations. The International Cannabis Cultivation Questionnaire (ICCQ) is an online survey designed to facilitate international comparisons into the relative[...]Article : Périodique
F. R. LAMY ; R. DANIULAITYTE ; M. J. BARRATT ; U. LOKALA ; A. SHETH ; R. G. CARLSON |Background: The United States is facing a "triple wave" epidemic fueled by novel synthetic opioids. Cryptomarkets, anonymous marketplaces located on the deep web, play an increasingly important role in the distribution of illicit substances. Thi[...]Article : Périodique
H. VALENTE ; D. MARTINS ; M. PINTO ; L. FERNANDES ; M. J. BARRATT |Drug checking services (DCS) allow people who use drugs to submit drug samples for chemical analysis and provide feedback of results and counseling. Our study tested the validity of behavioral intention measures against reports of actual behavio[...]Rapport
A. R. WINSTOCK ; E. L. DAVIES ; J. A. FERRIS ; L. J. MAIER ; M. J. BARRATT | Lisbon : OEDT / EMCDDA | Insights, ISSN 1606-1683 | 2022The Global Drug Survey (GDS) is a detailed annual online survey of psychoactive substance use that first ran in 2011. The 10 GDS surveys to date have collected data from more than 900 000 respondents, containing information that can answer key a[...]Article : Périodique
R. SUTHERLAND ; R. BRUNO ; A. PEACOCK ; S. LENTON ; A. MATTHEWS ; C. SALOM ; P. DIETZE ; K. BUTLER ; L. BURNS ; M. J. BARRATT |Background: Examine the motivations for new psychoactive substance (NPS) use amongst a sample of regular psychostimulant users (RPU) in Australia, and determine whether motivations differ across substances. Method: Data were obtained from 419 R[...]NouveautéArticle : Périodique
Visitors to a popular online drug forum completed an online survey between November 2011 and January 2012, which covered (1) demographic characteristics, (2) substance use (including nonmedical prescription opioid use), (3) forum activity, and ([...]Article : Périodique
INTRODUCTION AND AIMS: To assess the demographic profile, use patterns, market characteristics, reasons for first use and self-reported harms associated with use of synthetic cannabinoids in Australia. DESIGN AND METHODS: An online questionnair[...]Article : Périodique
In 2007, a young woman, Annabel Catt, died after consuming a capsule sold as "ecstasy" that contained para-methoxyamphetamine. In this paper, we describe how this death was depicted in online drug-user communities and illustrate how the meanings[...]