Journal article
The epidemiology of ecstasy use and harms in australia
L Degenhardt, A Roxburgh, M Dunn, G Campbell, R Bruno, SA Kinner, J George, B Quinn, N White, L Topp
Neuropsychobiology | Published : 2009
DOI: 10.1159/000253553
Abstract
Aims:This paper examines the epidemiology of ecstasy use and harm in Australia using multiple data sources. Design: The data included (1) Australian Customs Service 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) detections; (2) the National Drug Strategy Household and Australian Secondary Student Alcohol and Drug Surveys; (3) data from Australia's ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System; (4) the number of recorded police incidents for ecstasy possession and distribution collated by the N.S.W. Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research; (5) the number of calls to the Alcohol and Drug Information Service and Family Drug Support relating to ecstasy; (6) the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services N..
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Awarded by NH & MRC Postdoctoral Fellowship
Funding Acknowledgements
The EDRS has been funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing and the Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy under the cost-shared funding arrangement and by the National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund. Thanks to the agencies across Australia that have contributed to the EDRS: the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (N. S. W.), National Drug Research Institute (W. A.), Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia (S. A.), Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre (Vic.), Australian National University (A. C. T.), University of Tasmania (Tas.), Northern Territory Department of Health and Community Services (N. T.), and the Queensland Alcohol and Drug Research and Education Centre (Qld.). L. D. is supported by an NH & MRC Senior Research Fellowship. S. A. K. is supported by an NH & MRC Postdoctoral Fellowship, No. 401761.