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Departmental Reports

  • Swensen G.
    Indicators of illicit drugs in Western Australia, 1981-1989. Statistical Series No. 26. Perth, Epidemiology and Research Branch, Health Department of Western Australia, 1991.

  • Swensen G, Westlund G & Baker MR.
    Sales of needles & syringes in WA: the SS5 Pack Project 1987-1990. Occasional Paper No. 47. Perth, Health Services Statistics and Epidemiology Branch, Health Department of Western Australia, 1992.

  • Swensen G.
    Deaths from tobacco smoking in Western Australia, 1981-1990. Occasional Paper No. 48. Perth, Health Services Statistics and Epidemiology Branch, Health Department of Western Australia, 1992.

  • Swensen G.
    Indicators of drug abuse in Western Australia, 1981-1990. Occasional Paper No. 49. Perth, Health Services Statistics and Epidemiology Branch, Health Department of Western Australia, 1993.

  • Swensen G.
    Deaths caused by alcohol use in Western Australia, 1981-1990. Occasional Paper No. 50. Perth, Health Services Statistics and Epidemiology Branch, Health Department of Western Australia, 1993.

  • Swensen G.
    Mortality attributable to drug use in Western Australia, 1981-1991. Occasional Paper No. 51. Perth, Health Services Statistics and Epidemiology Branch, Health Department of Western Australia, 1993.

  • Veroni M, Swensen G & Thomson N.
    Hospital admissions in Western Australia wholly attributable to alcohol use: 1981-1990. Perth, Health Services Statistics and Epidemiology Branch, Health Department of Western Australia, 1993.

  • Unwin E, Swensen G, Moroz P & Thomson N.
    Hospitalisation due to alcohol caused injuries in Western Australia, 1981-1992. Occasional Paper No. 54. Perth, Health Services Statistics and Epidemiology Branch, Health Department of Western Australia, 1994.

  • Swensen G & Unwin E.
    A study of hospitalisation and mortality due to alcohol use in the Kimberley Health Region of Western Australia, 1988-1992. Occasional Paper No. 57. Perth, Health Services Statistics and Epidemiology Branch, Health Department of Western Australia, 1994.

  • Swensen G & Unwin E.
    Indicators of drug use in Western Australia, 1982-1992. Occasional Paper No. 58. Perth, Epidemiology Branch, Health Department of Western Australia, 1995.

  • Serafino S, Swensen G & Thomson N.
    Attempted suicide in Western Australia, 1981-1993. Occasional Paper No. 79. Perth, Epidemiology Branch, Health Department of Western Australia, 1996.

  • Unwin E, Codde E & Swensen G.
    Hospitalisation due to drugs other than tobacco or alcohol in Western Australia, 1991-1995. Occasional Paper No. 87. Perth, Epidemiology and Analytical Services, Health Department of Western Australia and WA Drug Abuse Strategy Office, 1997.

  • Unwin E, Codde J, Swensen G & Saunders P.
    The impact of tobacco smoking on health in Western Australia, 1984 – 1995. Perth, Epidemiology and Analytical Services, Health Department of Western Australia, 1997.

  • Unwin E, Codde E, Swensen G & Saunders P.
    Alcohol caused deaths and hospitalisation in Western Australia by Health Services. Occasional Paper No. 88. Perth, Epidemiology and Analytical Services, Health Department of Western Australia and WA Drug Abuse Strategy Office, 1997.

Departmental Statistical Bulletins

Between 1996 & 2008 I produced a series of short reports, styled as Statistical Bulletins. The first series was produced by the Task Force on Drug Abuse (May 1996 - June 1997), the second by the WA Drug Abuse Strategy Office (July 1997 - June 2001) & the third series by the Drug & Alcohol Office after July 2001 (after it took over functions of WADASO).

  • No. 1: Drug related traffic fatalities in Western Australia. (May 1996)
  • No. 2: Mortality caused by opioids, Western Australia, 1995. (August 1996)
  • No. 3: Needles and syringes, Western Australia, 1995. (December 1996)
  • No. 4: Opioid deaths, Western Australia, 1996. (July 1997)
  • No. 5: Utilisation of sobering up centres, Western Australia, 1990-1997. (June 1999)
  • No. 6: Distribution of needles & syringes, Western Australia, 1987-1997. (March 1999)
  • No. 7: Alcohol sales, Western Australia, 1967/1968–1997/1998. (May 2000)
  • No. 8: Accidental heroin related deaths, Western Australia, 1997-1998. (May 2000)
  • No. 9: Drug offences, Western Australia, 1998-1999. (July 2000)
  • No. 10: Drug offences, Western Australia, 1998-2000. (February 2001)
  • No. 11: Utilisation of sobering up centres & their impact on detentions for drunkenness, Western Australia, 1990-2000. (April 2001)
  • No. 12: Seizure of illicit drugs, Western Australia, 1998-2000. (May 2001)
  • No. 13: Drug related telephone calls, Western Australia, 1985-2000. (June 2001)
  • No. 14: Distribution of needles and syringes, Western Australia, 1987-2000. (July 2001)
  • No. 15: Deaths caused by heroin and other illicit drugs, Western Australia, 1995-2000. (June 2002)
  • No. 16: Drug offences & seizures, Western Australia, 1998-2004. (December 2003)
  • No. 17: Utilisation of sobering up centres, Western Australia, 1990-2002. (September 2003)
  • No. 18: Distribution of needles & syringes, Western Australia, 1987-2002. (December 2003)
  • No. 19: Distribution of needles & syringes, Western Australia, 1987-2003. (December 2004)
  • No. 20: Utilisation of sobering up centres, Western Australia, 1990-2003. (January 2005)
  • No. 21: Utilisation of sobering up centres, Western Australia, 1990-2004. (June 2005)
  • No. 22: Utilisation of services, Western Australia, 1999-2004. (December 2005)
  • No. 23: Distribution of needles & syringes, Western Australia, 1987-2004. (July 2006)
  • No. 24: Drug related offences & seizures, Western Australia, 1998-2005. (June 2006)
  • No. 25: Drug related telephone calls, Western Australia, 1986-2005. (July 2006)
  • No. 26: Summary of illicit drug prevalence, Western Australia, 2004. (June 2006)
  • No. 27: Illicit drug related deaths: State & national data. (June 2006)
  • No. 28: Drug related psychiatric outpatient mental disorders due to the use of psychoactive drugs (excluding alcohol), Western Australia, 2000-2006. (June 2007)
  • No. 29: Drug related psychiatric inpatient mental disorders due to the use of psychoactive drugs (excluding alcohol), Western Australia, 2000-2006. (June 2007)
  • No. 30: Distribution of needles & syringes, Western Australia, 1987-2005. (January 2007)
  • No. 31: Alcohol prevalence, Western Australia: 2004. (June 2007)
  • No. 32: Confirmed deaths caused by opioids, Western Australia, 1995-2004. (May 2008)
  • No. 33: Drug related convictions, Western Australia, 2002-2006. (May 2008)
  • No. 34: Drug related telephone calls, Western Australia, 1986-2006. (June 2007)
  • No. 35: Drug related offences & seizures, Western Australia, 1998-2006. (March 2007)
  • No. 36: Utilisation of sobering up centres, Western Australia, 1990-2005. (June 2007)
  • No. 37: Summary of West Australian results, Australian School Students’ Alcohol & Drug Survey, 2005. (June 2007)
  • No. 38: Indicators of drug abuse: Amphetamine type stimulants. (June 2007)
  • No. 39: Confirmed deaths caused by amphetamines, Western Australia, 1997-2004. (May 2008)
  • No. 40: Overview of trends in opioid related mortality, Western Australia 1995-2004 & Australia 1988-2005. (May 2008)
  • No. 41: Utilisation of sobering up centres, Western Australia, 1990-2007. (May 2008)
  • No. 42: Distribution of needles & syringes, Western Australia, 1987-2006. (May 2008)

These reports are presently available from the Drug & Alcohol Office website here.

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