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Title: | Increasing use of stimulants in Australia: Cause for health services concern | Contributor(s): | Redona, Peter (author)![]() ![]() ![]() |
Publication Date: | 2019-08 | Early Online Version: | 2019-07-10 | DOI: | 10.1111/inm.12636 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/27901 | Abstract: | After cannabis, amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) are the second most consumed drug worldwide with the number of users increasing between 2014 and 2015 (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018). ATS are a group of central nervous system stimulants including amphetamine, methylamphetamine, 3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) (also known as ecstasy), and cocaine. Methylamphetamine is available in four forms: tablet, crystalline (often called 'ice'), base (known as 'paste'), and powder (referred to commonly as 'speed'). It can be swallowed, snorted, smoked, or injected. MDMA is usually available as a tablet and cocaine as a powder (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018). | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 28(4), p. 795-797 | Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia | Place of Publication: | Australia | ISSN: | 1447-0349 1445-8330 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 111005 Mental Health Nursing | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 420504 Mental health nursing | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920209 Mental Health Services 920205 Health Education and Promotion |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 200305 Mental health services 200203 Health education and promotion |
Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C5 Other Refereed Contribution to a Scholarly Journal |
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Appears in Collections: | Journal Article School of Health |
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