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- Title
Was an increase in cocaine use among injecting drug users in New South Wales, Australia, accompanied by an increase in violent crime?
- Authors
Degenhardt, Louisa; Day, Carolyn; Hall, Wayne; Conroy, Elizabeth; Gilmour, Stuart
- Abstract
A sharp reduction in heroin supply in Australia in 2001 was followed by a large but transient increase in cocaine use among injecting drug users (IDU) in Sydney. This paper assesses whether the increase in cocaine use among IDU was accompanied by increased rates of violent crime as occurred in the United States in the 1980s. Specifically, the paper aims to examine the impact of increased cocaine use among Sydney IDU upon police incidents of robbery with a weapon, assault and homicide.
- Publication
BMC public health, 2005, Vol 5, p40
- ISSN
1471-2458
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1186/1471-2458-5-40