Recent Changes in the Methamphetamine Scene in New Zealand: Page 3
Recent Changes in the Methamphetamine Scene in New Zealand: Page 3
Q.7 Have you noticed any change in the way users take methamphetamine in the last six months?
Drug enforcement key informants
68% Change, 32% No Change
| 
				 Change  | 
			
				 %  | 
		
| 
				 More smoking  | 
			
				 45  | 
		
| 
				 More intravenous use  | 
			
				 33  | 
		
| 
				 Smoking most common  | 
			
				 33  | 
		
| 
				 Less snorting  | 
			
				 5  | 
		
| 
				 Talk of intravenous use  | 
			
				 3  | 
		
| 
				 Small number of injectors  | 
			
				 3  | 
		
| 
				 Less injecting  | 
			
				 3  | 
		
| 
				 Total  | 
			
				 125  | 
		
Drug treatment key informants
54% Change, 46% No Change
| 
				 Change  | 
			
				 %  | 
		
| 
				 More smoking  | 
			
				 67  | 
		
| 
				 More intravenous use  | 
			
				 27  | 
		
| 
				 More snorting  | 
			
				 7  | 
		
| 
				 More imported  | 
			
				 7  | 
		
| 
				 Total  | 
			
				 108  | 
		
Q.8 How easy is it to get methamphetamine at the moment?
Drug enforcement key informants
55% Very easy, 40% Easy, 5% Difficult, 0% Very difficult

Drug treatment key informants
67% Very easy, 29% Easy, 2% Difficult, 2% Very difficult

Q.9 Is getting methamphetamine easier, harder or about the same compared to six months ago?
Drug enforcement key informants
75% Easier, 2% Harder, 24% Same

Drug treatment key informants
56% Easier, 10% Harder, 33% Same

Q.14 Have you noticed any new groups using methamphetamine?
Drug enforcement key informants
73% Yes, 27% No
| 
				 Change  | 
			
				 %  | 
		
| 
				 More younger people/students/teenagers  | 
			
				 33  | 
		
| 
				 More of cross section of society  | 
			
				 24  | 
		
| 
				 More business people  | 
			
				 9  | 
		
| 
				 More young females  | 
			
				 9  | 
		
| 
				 More Maori  | 
			
				 9  | 
		
| 
				 More middle class  | 
			
				 9  | 
		
| 
				 More 'boy racers'  | 
			
				 9  | 
		
| 
				 More users in general  | 
			
				 7  | 
		
| 
				 More lower socio-economic  | 
			
				 7  | 
		
| 
				 More traditional cannabis users  | 
			
				 7  | 
		
| 
				 More last teens early 30s  | 
			
				 4  | 
		
| 
				 More active criminals  | 
			
				 4  | 
		
| 
				 Other  | 
			
				 12  | 
		
| 
				 Total  | 
			
				 143  |