Dynamic shifts in crystal methamphetamine and heroin price and purity in metropolitan Melbourne and rural Victoria, Australia, 2009-2020
Overall declines in both crystal methamphetamine and heroin purity-adjusted prices in Victoria suggests that, by 2019, people who purchased these drugs received more drug for a given purchase than in previous years. These changes closely match trends seen in some key harms such as opioid overdose.
Authors
- M. David Curtis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1814-0867)
- Ashleigh C. Stewart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1399-3385)
- Kasun Dananjaya Rathnayake
- Brendan Quinn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2977-3133)
- Prof Mark Stoove (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2887-1409)
- Lisa Maher
- Samantha Colledge-Frisby
- Joanna Wilson
- Paul Dietze
- Benjamin Archer
- Matthew Hickman
- Nick Scott
- Rebecca Jenkinson
- Amy Peacock
Institutions
- Victoria Police (AU)
- Burnet Institute (AU)
- Curtin University (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- Men's Health Forum (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Drug Policy
- Published
- 2026-03-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105236
- Primary Topic
- Gambling Behavior and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00