We want to talk to you!

Please get in touch and book in your interview

It's anonymous and all confidential...

We meet at a coffee shop near you...and you will be reimbursed $40 for your time!

Contact us on 0487 984 649 or email edrs@sph.uq.edu.au 

You don't have to use your real name 

We would like to interview people who are current, regular users of ecstasy and/or other illicit psychoactive substances/stimulants including MDA, methamphetamine, cocaine, ketamine, GHB, LSD, and other newer substances such as 2CI/2CB/2CE and NBOMe.

Interviews generally take place in a cafe over a cup of coffee, and at completion you receive $40 cash for your time and expenses. The interviewer asks questions about your use of drugs; the price, purity and availability of these drugs; and other health and well-being questions relating to your drug use. You need to allow about one hour.

The interviews are part of the Ecstasy and Related Drugs System (EDRS), which is a drug monitoring study funded by the Department of Heath, and undertaken each year in every capital city of Australia. The Health Department uses the results to try and predict what they may need to offer in terms of treatment and education in the future. The results also identify emerging trends that require further investigation.

Interview sites

We will soon (April and May) be interviewing in the following central areas though other areas may be added. If you are unable to access any of these areas, an alternative may be arranged.

 Brisbane:

• Fortitude Valley Mall
• West End
•  Kelvin Grove Village
• UQ St Lucia campus
• UQ Herston campus (near Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital)

 Gold Coast:

• Nobby’s Beach

If you are interested in participating SMS or phone Caroline on 0487 984 649. She will ask you a few questions to ensure you are eligible, and if you are, she will then arrange an interview time.

Contact Caroline on 0487 984 649 or email edrs@sph.uq.edu.au

Is this research legitimate?
This study is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and has been operating for well over a decade. It is coordinated nationally by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Sydney and in Queensland by The University of Queensland. Full ethical clearance has been granted.

What about confidentiality?

As part of our requirement for ethical research, we are under obligation to ensure that participation is both CONFIDENTIAL and ANONYMOUS. You can use a nickname or false name.

For more information, visit http://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/project/ecstasy-and-related-drugs-reporting-system-edrs