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Projects
Amphetamine
Type Stimulants (ATS) research
The
Socio-Economic Impact of Amphetamine Type Stimulants in New
Zealand: Final Report
Research Briefings: Level of
Use and Health Harms (I); The
Black Market for ATS and Use of ATS by Arrestees (II); and Future
Trends in the Use and Supply of Methamphetamine (III)
New Zealand has experienced a rapid increase in the use and manufacture
of ATS drugs such as methamphetamine and ecstasy in recent years.
This report presents the findings of research on the socio-economic
impact of Amphetamine Type Stimulants (ATS) in New Zealand.
The work presented draws on a number of innovative research approaches
and methodologies, many of which were tried for the first time
in New Zealand during the project. The central aim of the research
was to inform the policy response, best practice and strategic
planning by New Zealand Police and other relevant government
agencies with regard to the recent rise in the use and manufacture
of ATS drugs. However because many agencies other than the Police
deal with drug problems, the findings reported here have relevance
for any organisations responding to ATS problems.
Components of the research include more detailed analysis of
the 2001 National Drug Survey database with respect to ATS drugs
and Key informant surveying with
drug treatment workers, drug enforcement officers and ATS users.
The project drew on the expertise of researchers at the National
Addiction Centre (NAC) in Christchurch and National Drug and
Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) in Sydney.
The report also includes a chapters on the secondary analysis
of ATS drug use from the 2001 National Drug Survey and the local
pilot of the New Zealand Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (NZ-ADAM)
System. The full report on the pilot of NZ-ADAM is
available to download.
This preparation of this report was funded by the New Zealand
Police with money received from the Cross Departmental Research
Pool (CDRP), which is administered by the Ministry of Research
Science and Technology (MoRST).
Click here to
see Massey News coverage of the research findings which includes
a link to a 3 News item on the release of the report.
The
project leader is Dr. Chris Wilkins
SHORE Seminar Presentation, Friday 16 January 2004
Recent
changes in the methamphetamine scene in New Zealand: Findings
from key informant surveys of drug enforcement officers and drug
treatment workers, Chris Wilkins*, D.Trappitt, D. Sellman, S.
Adamson and K. DeZwart, *Centre for Social and Health Outcomes
Research and Evaluation (SHORE), Massey University, Auckland
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