TASMANIAN DRUG TRENDS 2023 - Key Findings from the Tasmanian Ecstasy and

The results are not representative of all However, in the past few years, there has been people who use illicit drugs, nor of use in the a decline of ecstasy use in most forms. [...] purity of pills and capsules as ‘high’ (33% and 31%, respectively), with 55% perceiving the Sample Characteristics purity of crystal to be ‘high.’ There were also The EDRS sample (N=65) recruited from significant increases in the perceived Hobart, Tasmania, in 2023 was similar to the availability of ecstasy pills (p=0.013), capsules sample in 2022 and in previous years. [...] Ten per cent of the 2023 Hobart sample completed the interview in 2022, and 18% of the 2022 Hobart sample completed the interview in 2021 (p=0.218). [...] recent use and commented (n=16), participants reported consuming powder on a Perceived Availability: Among those who median of seven days (IQR=3-12) in the six responded in 2023 (n=38), there was a months preceding interview in 2023, stable significant change in the perceived availability from five days in 2022 (IQR=2-12; n=22; of ecstasy pills, relative to 2022 (p=0.013). [...] In 2023, 23% of participants of participants reported weekly or more reported recent use, stable from 20% in 2022 frequent use of crystal in 2023 (n≤5 in 2022; (p=0.670) (Figure 16).