NEWS: The Australian 29 Nov 01: Heroin drought sees addicts quit

Heroin drought sees addicts quit
By Jamie Walker and John Kerin
November 29, 2001
UNABLE to obtain heroin because of an unprecedented "drought" of the drug, Australian addicts are quitting or turning to alternatives that pose a lower overdose risk, a new study shows.
The National Drug and Alcohol Research Council survey of illicit drug users confirms that Australia is in the "unique" position of being the only country in the developed world to be experiencing a heroin shortage.
While this had "positive consequences" in terms of lowering both the overdose and drug use rate, the take-up of cocaine and a potent form of crystalline amphetamine, known as ice or shabu, could have serious implications for public health and law enforcement...
Full article at: http://theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,3338265%255E2702,00.html

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