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Australian Crime: Facts and Figures 2002

Drug-related statistics

Percentage of population aged 14 years and over who reported injecting illicit drugs, 1988-2001
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Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2001, National drug strategy household survey, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Canberra.

What this chart shows

  • The percentage of people who reported injecting illicit drugs ever in their lifetime almost doubled from 1.3% in 1995 to 2.1% in 1998. In 2001 this decreased to 1.8%.
  • The percentage of people who reported injecting illicit drugs in the past year has remained relatively stable, peaking at 0.8% of the population in 1998, with a current level of 0.6%.

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