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(12) Refer (11) above for amounts unexpended at the end of each financial year.
(13) (a) Refer to table in (11) above.
(b) Nil.
(c) This funding is quarantined for use in future financial years as required when the artworks become aged and management costs become higher.
Drugs—statistics
(Question No 153)
Mrs Dunne asked the Minister for Health, upon notice, on 31 March 2017:
(1) What studies have been done regarding consumption of pills containing illegal substances in the ACT.
(2) If studies have been done, what proportion of pills containing illegal substances in the ACT are consumed at (a) musical festivals, (b) nightclubs, bars and other licensed premises and (c) private parties or at people’s homes.
Ms Fitzharris: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) There are no published peer reviewed research studies that have specifically investigated the consumption of pills containing illegal substance in the ACT. However, there are national monitoring systems that provide some data on illicit drug use by state and territory.
The most recent National Drug Strategy Household Survey reported that in 2013 in the ACT, 2.9 per cent of people aged 14 years or older had used ecstasy in the previous 12 months and 2.2 per cent used methylamphetamines in the same period. These figures are broadly comparable with the national picture.
The Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS) is a national monitoring system for ecstasy and related drugs that draws on a number of data sources, including interviews with a sample of regular ecstasy and psychostimulant users. While this is not a representative sample of the general population, it does provide an indication of emerging trends. In 2016 in the ACT the majority (36 per cent) of the sample of 100 regular users reported ecstasy as their drug of choice. Methamphetamine use among this group remains low and infrequent.
(2) The 2013 National Drug Strategy Household Survey reported that nationally, ecstasy users were more likely to use the drug in a public venue (for example raves, pubs or clubs), but there was no available data on location of use specifically for the ACT in this survey. The 2016 EDRS report found the sample of regular ecstasy and psychostimulant users reported a wide variety of locations as the last time they used ecstasy. Nightclubs were most common followed by live music venues and private gatherings.
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