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Australian Crime: Facts and Figures 2002
Drug-related statistics
Percentage of adult male police detainees testing positive to any drug, 1999-2001
Source: Makkai, T & McGregor, K 2002, Drug Use Monitoring in Australia: 2001 annual report on drug use amongst police detainees, Research and Public Policy Series, no. 41, Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra.
What this chart shows
- 'Any drug use' is defined as testing positive to cannabis, opiates, amphetamines or cocaine.
- Sites routinely have around 70% of the sample testing positive to any drug.