[AUS] Annual ecstasy user survey 2009

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As seen on pillreports.com, this is the next annual Australian Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System. Previous reports and bulletins are freely available online. Check them out at this link.

April 2, 2009-PEOPLE WHO USE ‘E’ - Australia Wide Research
Posted by johnboy @ 3:52 am GMT

Researchers throughout Australia would like to talk to people who use ecstasy.

Interviews take about an hour and are strictly confidential and anonymous. You will be reimbursed for your time and expenses.

Please contact the researchers in your state or territory for further information or to make an appointment. If you reach voice mail please leave a name and contact number and someone will get back to you.

ADELAIDE:
Call Nancy on 08 8274 3366 at Drug and Alcohol Services SA or email [email protected]. We can negotiate a suitable location for the interview, convenient to both you and the interviewer.
If you are in Canberra:

CANBERRA:
Contact Jo at UNSW by email ([email protected]) or call 02 9385 0397 or SMS 0434279811. Interviews will be conducted at ANU, UC or a location convenient for you.

DARWIN:
Contact Benjamin at UNSW by email ([email protected]) or call 02 9385 0264 or SMS 0424556322. Interviews will be conducted at a location convenient for you.

BRISBANE or GOLD COAST:
Call or SMS the research team at the Queensland Alcohol and Drug Research and Education Centre (QADREC), University of Queensland on 07 3365 5491 or 0434 606 981 to leave a name and contact number and someone will get back to you. Interviews will be conducted at the centre in Herston or at a location convenient to you.

HOBART:
Call or SMS the research team at the University of Tasmania on 03 6226 7697 or 0409 803 813 to leave a name and contact number and someone will get back to you, or email [email protected]. Interviews will be conducted at a location convenient to you.

MELBOURNE:
Call Fabian on 03 8506 2327 at the Centre for Population Health Research, Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health, or email [email protected]. Interviews will be conducted at an agreed public location.

SYDNEY:
Call Laura on 02 9385 0407 at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW, SMS your details to 0416378540 or email [email protected]. If you are in Sydney, Interviews will be conducted at the centre in Randwick or at a location convenient for you.

PERTH:
Call Candice on 08 9266 1636 at the National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, send an SMS to 0416 303 461 or email [email protected]. Interviews will be conducted at a central location of convenience.

ALL INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE WILL REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL
 
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For QLDers who want to take part in the survey, the e-mail they have posted results in this out of office reply :

We regret to inform you that Eva Ruggiero has completed employment with QADREC. If your enquiry is in regard to the Ecstasy and Related Drug Survey (EDRS) or the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS) please contact Shelley Cogger on [email protected]


Mods did you want to confirm this?
 
Thanks for checking Breecamp. I know Shelley isn't the right person, but I'll look into it and edit the information above, ASAP - thanks.
 
I have been in contact with the coordinator who recommends calling or texting for the time being - she will get back to us regarding the email situation for Qlds.
 
Hey folks, just wondering if anyone in Aus has done this and how it went. I know they usually finish up in June so you should have a few more weeks to get interviewed for those interested.
 
Think i'll go do it, it's really just a matter of working it around tafe & work.
hopefully i can bring some friends along to (or get them to go do it another time)
 
Here are some publications from NDARC using the data collected from the study advertised in this thread. (Although, their stats tend to show that less than 5% of their samples come from online sources - most people interviewed from EDRS are recruited from street press ads.)

The IDRS and EDRS quarterly Drug Trends bulletins for December are now available on the NDARC website.

Topics are as follows:

IDRS: Examining differences between younger and older injecting drug users in the 2009 National Illicit Drug Reporting System sample

EDRS: The personal wellbeing of regular ecstasy users in Australia.
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Here are the key findings from the EDRS bulletin:
•The overall quality of life reported by Australian Regular Ecstasy Users (REU), as measured by the Australian Unity Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI), were lower compared to the general Australian population, with REU also reporting less satisfaction with their standard of living, health and life achievements.
•Unemployment and recent bingeing were associated with decreases in overall PWI scores among REU, indicating less overall life satisfaction.
•Completion of year 12 was associated with an increase in overall PWI scores among REU, indicating more overall life satisfaction.
•In general, changes in the self-reported quality of life of REU are more closely linked with variations in their socio-economic circumstances than their patterns of drug use.
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