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The injection of methadone is relatively common within certain geographic areas of New South Wales, especially Sydney. Our sample comprised people who were in general poorly educated, unemployed and had been long term injecting drug users with fair to poor health. Many respondents had been injecting illicit drugs besides methadone for many years. High rates of frequent injecting were reported for both illicit drugs and methadone. Respondents described the fast acting relief of injected methadone as the reason for continuing the practice.

Gay Community Periodic Surveys surveys are regularly conducted in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Cairns, Canberra, Adelaide and Perth to monitor changes in sexual and other risk practices over time among Australian gay men who are gay community attached, recruited from gay sex-on-premises venues, social sites and clinics., NCHSR Monograph 3/2001

The Queensland Gay Community Periodic Survey is a cross-sectional survey of gay men recruited through a range of gay community sites in Queensland. The project was funded by Queensland Health. The Periodic Survey provides a snapshot of sexual and HIV-related practices among gay men. This is the third survey to be conducted in Queensland. Data from this survey can be used to make comparisons with the two previous surveys which were conducted in 1998 and 1999., NCHSR Monograph 6/2000

The Melbourne Gay Community Periodic Survey is a cross-sectional survey of gay and homosexually active men recruited through a range of gay community sites in Melbourne. The project was funded by the Victorian Department of Human Services. The Periodic Survey provides a snapshot of sexual and HIV-related practices among gay and homosexually active men. The second survey was conducted in February 2000 and these data can be compared with those obtained from the initial survey conducted in February 1998., NCHSR Monograph 4/2000