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    New psychoactive substance use among regular psychostimulant users in Australia, 2010-2015

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    Authors
    Sutherland, R.
    Peacock, A.
    Whittaker, E.
    Roxburgh, A.
    Lenton, Simon
    Matthews, A.
    Butler, K.
    Nelson, M.
    Burns, L.
    Bruno, R.
    Date
    2015
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Sutherland, R. and Peacock, A. and Whittaker, E. and Roxburgh, A. and Lenton, S. and Matthews, A. and Butler, K. et al. 2015. New psychoactive substance use among regular psychostimulant users in Australia, 2010-2015. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 161: pp. 110-118.
    Source Title
    Drug and Alcohol Dependence
    DOI
    10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.01.024
    ISSN
    0376-8716
    School
    National Drug Research Institute (NDRI)
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21004
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Objective: To examine the rates and patterns of new psychoactive substance (NPS) use amongst regular psychostimulant users (RPU) in Australia. Method: Data were obtained from the 2010-2015 Ecstasy and related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS), which comprised a total cross-sectional sample of 4122. RPU. Results: Recent use of 'any' NPS increased from 33% in 2010 to 40% in 2015, although trends of use differed significantly across NPS classes. The correlates associated with NPS use also varied across NPS classes: frequent (i.e. weekly or more) ecstasy users were more likely to report recent phenethylamine use; LSD users were more likely to report recent phenethylamine and tryptamine use; and daily cannabis users were more likely to report recent synthetic cannabinoid use than RPU who had not used NPS. 'Poly' NPS consumers were found to be a particularly high risk group and were significantly more likely to be younger, male, report daily cannabis use, report weekly or more ecstasy use, report recent LSD use, have higher levels of poly drug use, have overdosed on any drug in the past year, and to have engaged in past month criminal activity. Conclusion: NPS use has been established as a significant and ongoing practice amongst our sample of RPU. It appears that RPU seek out NPS with similar properties to the illicit drugs that they are already consuming, with poly NPS consumers found to be a particularly high risk group.

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