Was an increase in cocaine use among injecting drug users in New South Wales, Australia, accompanied by an increase in violent crime?

• Autors principals: Conroy Elizabeth (Autor), Hall Wayne (Autor), Day Carolyn (Autor), Degenhardt Louisa (Autor), Gilmour Stuart (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: BMC, 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>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 a...