The effect of a reduction in heroin supply on fatal and non‐fatal drug overdoses in New South Wales, Australia
- 3 January 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The Medical Journal of Australia
- Vol. 182 (1) , 20-23
- https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06549.x
Abstract
Objective: To examine the impact of a sudden and dramatic decrease in heroin availability, concomitant with increases in price and decreases in purity, on fatal and non‐fatal drug overdoses in New So...Keywords
Funding Information
- National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund
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