The Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS) is an ongoing illicit drug monitoring system which has been conducted in all states and territories of Australia since 2000, and forms part of Drug Trends.

In 2019, we have provided a suite of products with the most up-to-date findings from interviews conducted annually from 2000-2019 with a cross-sectional sentinel group of people who regularly inject drugs recruited from all capital cities of Australia.

This includes:

1. A report overviewing the key findings in 2019
2. One-page report briefing of key findings in 2019
3. An infographic summarising key findings in 2019
4. A PowerPoint slide deck comprising key figures that display trends of interest
5. A methods document highlighting approaches to collating and presenting estimates

Results are not representative of all consumers or drug use in the general population and should be interpreted alongside findings from other data sources for a more complete profile of emerging trends in illicit drug use in Australia.

Recommended citation

Peacock, A., Uporova, J., Karlsson, A., Gibbs, D., Swanton, R., Kelly, G., Price, O., Bruno, R., Dietze, P., Lenton, S., Salom, C., Degenhardt, L., & Farrell, M. (2019). Australian Drug Trends 2019: Key Findings from the National Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS) Interviews. Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney.

Participants

We would like to thank all the participants who shared their knowledge and experience with us in the present and in previous years

Funding 

Drug Trends is supported by funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care under the Drug and Alcohol Program.

Copyright

Please note that any presentation of these data should include an acknowledgement of Drug Trends at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales.

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• National IDRS 2019 - Report
• National IDRS 2019 - Infographics
• National IDRS 2019 - Executive Summary
• National IDRS 2019 - Interviews Report
• National IDRS 2019 - Background and Methods