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Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice
No. 191: Drug use amongst police detainees: some comparative data
Toni Makkai
ISBN 0 642 24216 X ; ISSN 0817-8542
February 2001
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Abstract
The Drug Use Monitoring in Australia project monitors the use of illicit drugs amongst people who break the law. This paper examines the rates of detainees testing positive in various international and Australian sites for 1999. It shows that some Australian sites have among the highest rates of opiate use amongst detainees in the five countries in which similar research is being undertaken.
References
- Media release: Opiate use amongst Australia police detainees higher than in United States
- Fact sheet: International comparative data show Australian opiate usage high
- Drug Use Monitoring in Australia project
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