National Amphetamine-Type Stimulant Strategy Background Paper: Monograph Series No. 69
1.7 Price
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
Chapter 1: Introduction- 1.1 Background to the National Amphetamine-Type Stimulant Strategy
- 1.2 Defining amphetamine-type stimulants
- 1.3 History of amphetamine-type stimulants
- 1.4 Forms of illicit amphetamine-type stimulants
- 1.5 Australian data collections
- 1.6 Availability
- 1.7 Price
- 1.8 Purity
- 1.9 Routes of administration
- 1.10 Summary
Chapter 2 Setting the Context- Chapter 3: Effects of Amphetamine-Type Stimulants
- Chapter 4: Prevention and Harm Reduction
- Chapter 5: Treatment and Service Provision
- Chapter 6: Law Enforcement
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
Among IDU in the 2006 IDRS, the price across forms of methamphetamine remained fairly stable, with some variation between capital cities (O’Brien et al 2007; see Table 1.3). In particular, IDU from Sydney reported much lower prices for powder while IDU from Darwin reported much higher prices for crystal. While there were jurisdictional variations between prices reported for forms of methamphetamine by REU in the 2006 EDRS, the greatest proportion reported the price for all forms as ‘stable’ over the previous six months (Dunn et al., 2007). The median price per ecstasy tablet ranged from $30 in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane to $50 in Darwin and, with the exception of Darwin, the price of ecstasy had declined over the period 2003-2006 (Dunn et al., 2007). Police detainees were also more likely to report that price had not increased in the past 12 months (74%) (Mouzos et al., 2007).
Table 1.3: Estimated availability and median price of methamphetamine by jurisdiction, 2000-2006
Source: IDRS IDU interviews
# Participants were asked ‘How easy is it to get at the moment? and ‘Has this changed in the last six months?”
^ Reports based on small numbers (n<10), interpret with caution
* In 2000 and 2001 base and ice/crystal were combined under ‘potent forms’ of methamphetamine, and therefore the price
reflects both forms. From 2002 to 2006 base and ice/crystal were separated to provide more detailed information on teh price
and availability of the different forms of methamphetamine
Note: Dashes represent no purchases
