Consumer expectations, drug effects, price and purity of heroin and cocaine purchased at drug consumption rooms

Original research
par
Dahm, Georges et al

Date de publication

2023

Géographie

Europe

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Oui

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Oui

Évalué par des pairs

Yes

L’objectif

Despite the support and mentoring, only sparse information is available about how drug quality, drug prices and user expectations match at these locations. The present study reports analysis of these three parameters in two drug consumption rooms in Luxembourg.

Constatations/points à retenir

Most consumers were looking for the relaxing/calming effects of heroin and the stimulating effects of cocaine, but they generally overestimated heroin potency and underestimated cocaine potency. No strong correlation based on Spearman’s ρ between drug user estimations, drug prices and drug quality was found.

La conception ou méthodologie de recherche

513 drug samples

Mots clés

Drug checking