Controlled availability of opioids: a feasibility study, 1991

The aim of this study was to explore the issues surrounding a suggested trial of controlled availability of opioids in the ACT. The study involved four different surveys, designed to elicit the views of the general community, police, service providers and drug users/ex-users. All four questionnaires surveyed perceptions of what constitutes a drug problem, attitudes to taking various drugs, awareness of the proposal for a controlled availability trial, support for the suggested trial, and opinions about how the trial should be conducted. In addition, the community survey asked whether any close person has been an illegal drug user or affected by drug-related crime, and asked about personal experience of drug-related illness or other problems. The police survey covered involvement with drug-related matters in police work, opinions about drugs in relation to crime (e.g. which drug is most responsible for crime, effectiveness of current police policy, extent of drug-related crime in the ACT, penalties for drug-related crime, drug-related corruption in the police force), beliefs about the effect of the proposed trial on police, and detailed opinions about procedures for the proposed trial and effects of the trial. Community service providers were asked about the main function of their service, proportion of clients under18 years, treatment philosophy, perceived effectiveness of various treatments, detailed opinions about procedures for the proposed trial and effects of the trial, and personal experience with drugs. Drug users and ex-users were asked about drug usage among friends and co-habitants, current drug use, treatment for heroin/opiate use (intended, current or past treatment), means of raising money for drugs, driving under the influence of drugs, drug-related violence, opinions about the suggested trial, interest in being placed on the trial, and perceived personal effects of the trial. Background variables covered by all four surveys were sex, year of birth, age at leaving school, level of education, whether the respondent has children under 25 years old, and whether the respondent currently practices a religion. Additional background variables for the police survey were length of time in the police force, current employment status, area of police work, length of time in current section, and current rank. Background variables for the service providers survey included current employment status and occupation. Background variables for the drug users/ex-users survey included employment status, current living situation, and residential mobility.本研究旨在探讨围绕澳大利亚首都领地（Australian Capital Territory, ACT）阿片类药物（opioids）可控供应试点提案的相关议题。本研究共开展四项调研，旨在征集普通民众、警方、社区服务机构以及吸毒者/戒毒者群体的观点。四项问卷均围绕以下维度展开调研：对毒品问题的界定认知、对各类毒品的使用态度、对可控供应试点提案的知晓程度、对该试点提案的支持意愿，以及对试点实施方式的看法。此外，民众调研额外设置了相关问题：受访者是否有近亲属曾为非法吸毒者，或曾受涉毒犯罪影响；同时收集受访者本人涉毒相关疾病或其他问题的经历。警方调研涵盖的内容包括：警务工作中涉毒事务的参与情况、毒品与犯罪关联的相关看法（例如：与犯罪关联度最高的毒品类型、当前警务政策的有效性、ACT境内涉毒犯罪的规模、涉毒犯罪的处罚力度、警队内涉毒腐败情况）、对该试点提案对警务工作影响的认知，以及对试点实施流程与效果的详细意见。针对社区服务机构的调研则询问了其服务的核心职能、18岁以下服务对象占比、治疗理念、对各类治疗手段有效性的认知、对试点实施流程与效果的详细意见，以及机构从业者本人与毒品相关的经历。针对吸毒者与戒毒者的调研内容包括：其亲友与同居者的吸毒情况、当前吸毒状态、海洛因/阿片类药物使用的治疗情况（涵盖拟进行、正在进行或既往接受的治疗）、筹措毒资的方式、吸毒后驾车行为、涉毒暴力事件情况、对该试点提案的看法、参与试点的意愿，以及对该试点为个人带来的影响的认知。四项调研均收集的背景变量包括：性别、出生年份、辍学年龄、受教育水平、受访者是否育有25岁以下子女，以及受访者当前是否有宗教信仰。警方调研额外收集的背景变量包括：警龄、当前就业状态、警务工作领域、在当前部门的任职时长，以及当前警衔。社区服务机构调研的背景变量包括当前就业状态与职业。吸毒者/戒毒者调研的背景变量包括就业状态、当前居住状况，以及居住流动性。