High‐frequency drug purity and price series as tools for explaining drug trends and harms in <scp>V</scp> ictoria, <scp>A</scp> ustralia

Scott, Nick; P. Caulkins, Jonathan; Ritter, Alison; Quinn, Catherine; Dietze, Paul

doi:10.1111/add.12740

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High‐frequency drug purity and price series as tools for explaining drug trends and harms in V ictoria, A ustralia

Published in Addiction • Sep 15, 2014

Authors:

Nick Scott

Jonathan P. Caulkins

Alison Ritter

Abstract

AIMS: Methamphetamine-related harms in Victoria have increased recently in the context of stable or declining use prevalence. We determine how changes in price and purity of methamphetamine compared to other drugs such as heroin may, in part, explain these divergent patterns. METHODS: Detailed metha...

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Heroin

Methamphetamine

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