TY - JOUR
T1 - Increasing use of stimulants in Australia
T2 - Cause for health services concern
AU - Redona, Peter
AU - Jackson, Debra
AU - Woods, Cindy
AU - Usher, Kim
PY - 2019/8
Y1 - 2019/8
N2 - 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).
AB - 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).
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85068915590&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/inm.12636
DO - 10.1111/inm.12636
M3 - Editorial
C2 - 31293056
AN - SCOPUS:85068915590
SN - 1445-8330
VL - 28
SP - 795
EP - 797
JO - International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
JF - International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
IS - 4
ER -
