Illicit drugs and alcohol

Price of amphetamine (powder) by jurisdiction, Australia 2003-2004

Data points

	2003	2004
NSW	50	100
ACT	175	200
VIC	200	180
TAS	215	290
SA	100	50
WA	260	260
NT	100	200
QLD	200	200

What this data shows:

• In 2004 amphetamine powder was least expensive in South Australia and New South Wales and most expensive in Tasmania and Western Australia. Similar patterns were recorded in 2003.
• Between 2003 and 2004, the price of amphetamine powder increased or remained steady in all jurisdicictions except South Australia and Victoria, where the price decreased.

Source

• Australian drug trends 2004 : findings from the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS)
  National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, 2005. NDARC monograph, no. 55
• Australian drug trends 2003 : findings from the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS)
  National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, 2004. NDARC monograph, no. 51