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Queensland drug trends 2018: key findings from the Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS) interviews

Leith Morris, Caroline Salom

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The Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS) is an ongoing illicit drug monitoring system which has been conducted in all states and territories of Australia since 2003, and forms part of the Drug Trends program of research at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC). The purpose of the EDRS is to provide a coordinated approach to monitoring the use, market features, and harms of ecstasy and related drugs. This includes drugs routinely used in entertainment and recreational contexts, e.g. nightclubs, dance parties, pubs and music festivals, including ecstasy, methamphetamine, cocaine, new psychoactive substances, LSD, ketamine, GHB & GBL. The 2018 QLD sample were mostly male with a median age of 19; 42% were studying.  Ecstasy and cannabis were most frequent drugs of choice.

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The Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS) is an ongoing illicit drug monitoring system which has been conducted in all states and territories of Australia since 2003, and forms part of the Drug Trends program of research at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC). The purpose of the EDRS is to provide a coordinated approach to monitoring the use, market features, and harms of ecstasy and related drugs. This includes drugs routinely used in entertainment and recreational contexts, e.g. nightclubs, dance parties, pubs and music festivals, including ecstasy, methamphetamine, cocaine, new psychoactive substances, LSD, ketamine, GHB & GBL. The 2018 QLD sample were mostly male with a median age of 19; 42% were studying.  Ecstasy and cannabis were most frequent drugs of choice.

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The Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS) is an ongoing illicit drug monitoring system which has been conducted in all states and territories of Australia since 2003, and forms part of the Drug Trends program of research at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC). The purpose of the EDRS is to provide a coordinated approach to monitoring the use, market features, and harms of ecstasy and related drugs. This includes drugs routinely used in entertainment and recreational contexts, e.g. nightclubs, dance parties, pubs and music festivals, including ecstasy, methamphetamine, cocaine, new psychoactive substances, LSD, ketamine, GHB & GBL. The 2018 QLD sample were mostly male with a median age of 19; 42% were studying.  Ecstasy and cannabis were most frequent drugs of choice.

Key concepts: Ecstasy, Recreational Drug, Recreational drug use, Cannabis, Drug, Recreation, Psychology, MDMA

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