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Research into methamphetamine use in the Australian Capital Territory

Research program: Understanding and responding to methamphetamine use
Project status: Completed
Start date: October 2016
Expected end date: June 2017
Completion date: October 2017
Funded by: ACT Health
Lead organisation: Australian National University

Project Description

This study is a survey of 200 individuals in the ACT who use methamphetamine. We aim to estimate the extent of methamphetamine use in the ACT, describe patterns of methamphetamine use, document the health and wellbeing of people who use the drug, and understand barriers to their accessing treatment and other health services.

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External Project Staff

Chief Investigator: Rebecca McKetin, University of New South Wales
Chief Investigator: Alexandra Voce, Australian National University

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Sustainable Development Goals and Targets

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Related Publications

Voce, A., McKetin, R., Calabria, B., Burns, R., A. and Castle, D. (2019). A systematic review of the symptom profile and course of methamphetamine-associated psychosis: Substance use and misuse. Substance Use and Misuse, 54, (4), pp. 549-559. doi:10.1080/10826084.2018.1521430 [RJ1445] View web page

McKetin, R., Voce, A. and Burns, R., A. (2017). Research into methamphetamine use in the Australian Capital Territory. National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia. ISBN: 978-0-9942806-6-4 [R313] Download PDF