Table 1

data series used for the study

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

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

Gilmour et al. BMC Public Health 2006 6:200   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-6-200