2024•UNSWorks (University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia)Open access
Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS) Interviews 2024: Background and Methods
Rachel Sutherland, Antonia Karlsson, Julia Uporova, Udesha Chandrasena, Haniene Tayeb, Olivia H. Price, Raimondo Bruno, Paul Dietze, Simon R Lenton, Caroline Salom, Sophie Radke, Dylan Vella-Horne, Sophie Haywood, C.L. Daly, Natalie Thomas, Louisa J Degenhardt, Michael Farrell, Amy Peacock, Haniene Tayeb
Abstract
Experience of symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, chest pain, tremors, increased body temperature, increased heart rate, seizure, extreme paranoia, extreme anxiety, panic, extreme agitation and hallucinations, where professional assistance would have been helpful Over-the-counter Availability of a medicine through a pharmacy without a doctor's prescription Perceived availability Participants are asked how easy it is to obtain a certain drug Perceived potency Participants are asked 'how potent would you say *drug* is at the moment?' Perceived purity Participants are asked 'how strong would you say *drug* is at the moment?'