Are drug arrests a valid measure of drug use? A time series analysis

S. MOFFATT ; W. Y. WAN ; D. WEATHERBURN | 2012
Dans Policing (Vol.35, n°3, 2012) Article : Périodique

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to determine whether trends in arrests for heroin, amphetamine-type substances (ATS) and cocaine can be used as indicators of trends in the use of these drugs. Design/methodology/approach - The question w[...]

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Do drug seizures predict drug-related emergency department presentations or arrests for drug use and possession?

W. Y. WAN ; D. WEATHERBURN ; G. WARDLAW ; V. SARAFIDIS ; G. SARA | 2016
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.27, January 2016) Article : Périodique

Background: Direct evidence of the effect of drug seizures on drug use and drug-related harm is fairly sparse. The aim of this study was to see whether seizures of heroin, cocaine and ATS predict the number of people arrested for use and possess[...]

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