OK so this isn't the report I mentioned before, but it has some useful info on drug trends in QLD in the year 2006. I will put some relevant quotes here as well as the link.
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"After increasing consistently from 2001 to 2004, in 2005 the proportion of IDU reporting recent use and injection of morphine dropped markedly, before rising again in 2006 (see Figure 76). In every year, almost all of those reporting recent use indicated recent injection of morphine, and for the first time in 2006, the majority of IDU reported injecting morphine recently. Among those reporting recent morphine injection, the median frequency of use was 10 days in the last 6-months. An increase in morphine injection is also evident in the proportion nominating morphine as the last drug injected, with this proportion rising from 0% in 2001 to 15% in 2006. For the first time in 2006, a noteworthy minority (9% ) nominated morphine as their drug of choice (Figure 76). Those reporting recent illicit morphine use were also significantly more likely to report recent use of heroin.
Despite this, a number of KE, particularly those working in treatment settings, reported an increase in morphine use, injection and dependence among IDU. KE observed that over the last few years morphine has “taken the place of heroin” for some IDU, due to its reliable availability, consistent purity and lower price."
"Among those reporting recent morphine use, Figure 77 shows the forms of morphine most used by IDU in the preceding six months. Consistently, the vast majority in each year have reported mostly using illicit morphine, with this proportion reaching a peak of 97% in 2005 before falling to 88% in 2006. As in previous years, the main brand of morphine used by IDU (83% of recent users) in 2006 was MS Contin."
"Use of heroin among IDU in Queensland declined from 2004 to 2005, and despite little change in the proportion reporting recent use in 2006, there is evidence that this trend has continued. Between 2005 and 2006 there was a decline in the proportion of IDU identifying heroin as the drug most often injected in the last month (from 42% to 32% ), in the proportion nominating heroin as the last drug injected (from 39% to 32% ) and in the proportion reporting daily heroin use in the last six months (from 14% to 10% ). Heroin use among IDU has fluctuated each year since 2000, with a large drop in use evident in 2001 (Figure 12). Consistent with KE reports, IDU data from 2006 suggest that this instability in the heroin market has continued. Although all respondents reporting recent heroin use reported recent injection of heroin, a small minority also reported smoking (6% ) or swallowing (1% ) heroin recently."
"Homebake
Figure 14 shows the proportion of IDU reporting recent use of homebake heroin and, among recent users, the median number of days of use in the last six months. In each year fewer than 10% of IDU have reported recent use of homebake, and in 2006 although 35% of IDU reported lifetime use of homebake, only 5% reported recent use. All recent users in 2006 also reported injecting homebake heroin recently. Among recent users, the median frequency of use has increased markedly in recent years, from 0.5 days (i.e. once a year) in 2003 to 11 days in the last six months (i.e. almost once a fortnight) in 2006."
"Figure 8 illustrates the locations in which heroin was obtained in the previous six months, in 2006. The most commonly cited location for obtaining heroin was an ‘agreed public location’ (49% ), with smaller proportions of IDU reporting recently obtaining heroin from a dealer’s home (27% ), in a street market (18% ), or via home delivery (18% )."
"IDU reports in 2006 suggest that the availability of heroin in south-east Queensland has declined recently. Of those who responded in 2006, only 25% reported availability as ‘very easy’ (versus 34% in 2005), while 19% described current availability as ‘difficult’ (versus 7% in 2005). Similarly, of those who responded in 2006, 33% reported that heroin had become harder to get in recent times (versus 13% in 2005) (Table 5).
Following a significant heroin shortage in 2001, in 2005 there was some evidence of a continued return of heroin to the Queensland market (Figure 6), however, data from 2006 suggest that this trend has not continued. Although 25% of those responding in 2006 reported that heroin was ‘very easy’ to get, this proportion is lower than in any other year in which the IDRS has been conducted in Queensland. Similarly, the proportion of IDU who perceive heroin availability in 2006 as ‘difficult’ (19% ) is higher than in any previous year, including at the peak of the heroin shortage in 2001 (13% ) and 2002 (15% )."
"The median purity and number of heroin seizures made by QPS and AFP in Queensland, from 1999/00 to 2004/05 are illustrated in Figures 9 and 10 respectively. The median purity of QPS seizures dropped markedly from the fourth quarter of 2000 (44% ) to the first quarter of 2001 (16% ), in the context of the heroin shortage, however, the lowest median purity was recorded during the second quarter of 2002. The median purity of QPS seizures has risen since this time, and over the 2004/05 financial year the median purity of analysed QPS seizures was 23.4%. The median purity rose dramatically in the last quarter of 2004/05 to 67.7%, however, as this figure is based on only 16 seizures, it would be premature to conclude that the average purity of heroin in the market has risen. Nevertheless, Figure 9 also shows the moving average of QPS seizures, averaged across 4 quarters – this trend line clearly shows the decline in purity during the heroin shortage, and also suggests an upward trend in heroin purity since mid 2002. According to some law enforcement KE, the purity of heroin in Queensland continues to be distinctly variable.
Whereas QPS is likely to make a relatively large number of seizures within the Queensland border, AFP seizures are likely to reflect border interdiction efforts. Consequently, AFP seizures tend to be smaller in number, but higher in purity. The median purity of AFP seizures in Queensland rose between 2002 and 2004, from 57% in the second quarter of 2002 to 73% in the second quarter of 2004, however, in 2004/05 only 3 seizures were made in Queensland, with a median purity of 60.8%"
I apologize to the mods if some of the availability trends in there are inappropriate, as it is publicly available published statistics and not "discussion" I felt it was approriate, if its not then feel free to edit or request me to do so. :D
To the OP, it is evident there is a heroin scene in QLD, although less than there is in Sydney or Melbourne. Going by that report it is possible to obtain heroin on the street but it is certainly not the most reliable way. I did not post prices as that is not allowed but if you want an idea it is all in the link I gave you. You are probably more likely to get morphine but good luck in your endeavours to find sweet lady h.
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