National Amphetamine-Type Stimulant Strategy Background Paper

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List of tables
Table 1.1: Amphetamine-type stimulants commonly used in Australia 4
Table 1.2: Amphetamine types, forms and routes of administration 7
Table 1.3: Estimated availability and median price of methamphetamine by
jurisdiction, 2000-2006 13
Table 2.1: Use of ATS among key sentinel groups in 2006 (%) 21
Table 2.2: Prevalence of methamphetamine use among incarcerated male offenders 23
Table 2.3: Patterns of methamphetamine use by police detainees across jurisdictions 25
Table 3.1: Perceptions of adult police detainees of the effects of drug use on their driving 46
Table 3.2: Violent offending histories for regular amphetamine and heroin users,
adult male prisoners (%) 49
Table 3.3: Maternal demographic characteristics of pregnancies to mothers
with and without a drug-related diagnosis code, 1998–2002 (%) 51
Table 6.1: Number of clandestine laboratory detections by state and territory, 96/97-05/06 118
Table 6.2: Examples of domestic law enforcement initiatives to address the supply
of precursors to the illegal market 120
Table 6.3: Examples of legislative changes in different jurisdictions 121
Table 6.4: Key drug market characteristics for those who paid cash for drugs in the
past 30 days, adult police detainees (%) 125
Table 6.5: Attributions for offending career for regular amphetamine and regular
heroin users, adult male offenders (%) 128
Table 6.6: Range of juvenile justice outcomes and services available by state
and territory, June 2006 135
Table 6.7: Examples of State and Territory law enforcement initiatives 139