Note
"Report No. 024, 2012."
Issued also in French under title: Estimation de la taille des marchés illicites de la méthamphétamine et de la MDMA (ecstasy) au Canada : une approche à plusieurs méthodes.
"February 2012"--p. [1].
Authors affiliated with: Simon Fraser University, University of Montreal.
Résumé
This study addresses the lack of reliable estimates on the scope of amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS: amphetamine, methamphetamine, ecstasy/MDMA) production in Canada. Such a study allows for a thorough assessment of Canada’s role in global ATS production and exportation.
Contenu
1. Literature review -- 1.1. Patterns in ATS use in Canada -- 1.2. Patterns in ATS production in Canada and the US -- 2. Methods to estimate the size of illegal markets -- 2.1. Multiplier methods -- 2.2. Capture-recapture methods -- 2.3. Economic modeling methods -- 2.4. Composite synthetic estimation methods -- 2.5. Methods to estimate quantities of drugs -- 2.6. Data sources -- 3. Results -- 3.1. Estimating the number of ATS users in Canada -- 3.2. Capture-recapture results -- 3.3. Estimating the number of ATS dealers -- 3.4. Number of ATS labs -- 3.5. Estimating the number of ATS producers -- 3.6. Quantity of ATS production -- 3.7. Quantity of domestic ATS consumption -- 3.8. Quantity of ATS exported -- 4. Discussion and conclusion -- 5. Recommendations.