Australien. Decline in reported availability of methamphetamine and heroin during COVID-19 restrictions
Australien. Decline in reported availability of methamphetamine and heroin during COVID-19 restrictions
(…) Out of the 884 people interviewed from capital cities who regularly inject drugs as part of the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS), 71 per cent of those who commented noted a decline in availability since COVID-19 restrictions for crystal methamphetamine and 45 per cent for heroin.
Interviewees also noted that the price of crystal methamphetamine (62 per cent) and heroin (91 per cent) had increased since the beginning of March since COVID-19 restrictions compared to before. (Drug Trends, University of New South Wales' National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, 05.11.2020)
https://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/news/decline-reported-availability-methamphetamine-and-heroin-during-covid-19-restrictions