The impact of illicit drug supply reduction on health and social outcomes: The heroin shortage in the Australian Capital Territory

Addiction

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 340-348

  Smithson, Michael ^a   McFadden, Michael ^b   Mwesigye, Sue Ellen ^b   Casey, Tony ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Forensic and Data Centres   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crime; Health; Heroin supply; Illicit drug supply

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG;

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRIME; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG PURITY; DRUG TRAFFIC; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; POPULATION MODEL; PREDICTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; THEFT;

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY; CRIME; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; HEALTH STATUS; HEROIN; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 1542407027     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.2003.00603.x     Document Type: Article

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