EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS) is an on-going study of regular ecstasy users and is conducted annually in the capital city of every state and territory in Australia. It is designed to identify emerging trends among a sentinel group of drug users, and to inform the health and law enforcement sectors on current drug use consumption patterns, relevant health issues and other special areas of interest.

The demographic characteristics of the 2012 sample of regular ecstasy users in Queensland were similar to previous years. Typically they were in their mid-twenties, male, heterosexual, and engaged in work and/or study.

Consumption trends

Current drug use

A lower proportion of respondents reported recent use of cocaine, LSD, and cannabis (p

Resources

Date commenced
19 Apr 2013
Resource type

Drug trends jurisdictional reports

Author(s)

Sophie Hickey, Fairlie McIlwraith, Rosa Alati