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Addiction Medicine
Research in the area of addiction medicine reported from University of New South Wales
May 10th, 2008
According to a study from Sydney, Australia, "Introduction and aims. There has been considerable media attention recently upon possible increases in methamphetamine use in Australia." "Much of this debate has focused upon extreme cases of problematic crystal methamphetamine use, without reference to the broader population context. This paper provides data on methamphetamine use in Australia, and documents trends in methamphetamine-related harms. Data used were from: (1) Australian Customs Service drug detections; (2) Australian Crime Commission drug seizure, arrest and clandestine laboratory detections data; (3) National Drug Strategy Household Survey (NDSHS) and...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-05-10)
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