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Table 1 data series used for the study

From: Identification and quantification of change in Australian illicit drug markets

Data series

Source

Heroin possession offences

Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR)

Cocaine possession offences

BOCSAR

Amphetamine possession offences

BOCSAR

Prostitution offences

BOCSAR

Ambulance attendances to heroin overdose

NSW Ambulance Service

Methadone maintenance treatment registrations

Pharmaceutical Services Branch (PSB)

Methadone maintenance treatment new registrations

PSB

Heroin calls of concern

Alcohol and other Drug Information Service (ADIS)

Cocaine calls of concern

ADIS

Amphetamine calls of concern

ADIS

Heroin overdose deaths

Division of Analytic Laboratories

Amphetamine overdose attendances to accident and emergency departments

NSW Health

Robbery without a weapon

BOCSAR

Steal from Motor Vehicle

BOCSAR

Drug psychosis attendances at accident and emergency departments

NSW Health

Robbery with a weapon not a firearm

BOCSAR

Break and enter dwelling

BOCSAR

  1. For more detail on each of these data series see [12]