Statistics on drug use in Australia 2002

'Statistics on Drug Use in Australia 2002' is the tenth in a series originally titled Statistics on Drug Abuse in Australia. The report provides a comprehensive summary of major drug use statistical collections, with references to sources of more detailed information. Data represented on patterns of drug use (including trends and attitudes to use), international comparisons, drugs and health, special population groups, crime and law enforcement, polydrug use and drug avoidance and moderation. New to this edition is a chapter on treatment services and data describing drug use by police detainees and drug use and drug-related offences by male prisoners. This report and others in the Drug Statistics Series are useful resources for policy-makers, planners and researchers interested in drug-related matters.