Stigma, and factors associated with experiencing stigma, while visiting health-care services among samples of people who use illegal drugs in Australia.

Introduction: People who inject drugs experience stigma across multiple settings, including when accessing health-care services, however, comparatively little is known about experiences of stigma towards other groups of people who use illegal drugs. This paper examines experience of, and factors associated with, stigma among two samples of people who use illegal drugs when visiting both specialist alcohol and other drug (AOD) and general health-care services.

Methods: Australians who regularly (i.

Encounters with police drug detection dogs at music festivals amongst people who regularly use ecstasy and/or other illicit stimulants in Australia.

Introduction: Despite increasing evidence challenging the effectiveness and legality of police drug dog operations, these strategies remain common. We aimed to describe drug dog encounters at music festivals, behavioural adaptations taken in anticipation of their presence and consequences of encounters amongst a sample of people who regularly use MDMA/ecstasy.

Methods: Data were collected via interviewer-administered questionnaires in April-June 2019.