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Queensland Drug Trends 2017: Findings from the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS)

Caroline Salom, Rebecca Ness, Rosa Alati

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The Illicit Drugs Reporting System (IDRS) is an illicit drug monitoring system which has been conducted in all states and territories of Australia since 2003, and forms part of Drug Trends. The purpose is to provide a coordinated approach to monitoring the use, market features, and harms of illicit drugs, particularly those that are injected. This report describes important annual data for 2017 and 15-year trends in use of illicit drugs in Queensland.

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The Illicit Drugs Reporting System (IDRS) is an illicit drug monitoring system which has been conducted in all states and territories of Australia since 2003, and forms part of Drug Trends. The purpose is to provide a coordinated approach to monitoring the use, market features, and harms of illicit drugs, particularly those that are injected. This report describes important annual data for 2017 and 15-year trends in use of illicit drugs in Queensland.

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The Illicit Drugs Reporting System (IDRS) is an illicit drug monitoring system which has been conducted in all states and territories of Australia since 2003, and forms part of Drug Trends. The purpose is to provide a coordinated approach to monitoring the use, market features, and harms of illicit drugs, particularly those that are injected. This report describes important annual data for 2017 and 15-year trends in use of illicit drugs in Queensland.

Key concepts: Illicit drug, Drug, Business, Environmental health, Medicine, Pharmacology

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