Australian Study Finds That
Alcohol Is The Drug Most Commonly Associated With Violence,
Followed By "Amphetamines, Heroin And Benzodiazepines (Tranquilizers)."
Marijuana Is Conspicuously Missing From List.
May 21, 1999
From The Australian
ausletr@matp.newsltd.com.au
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/
By Sally JacksonALCOHOL AND VIOLENCE - A COLD, HARD FACT
AS politicians wrestle with the heroin menace, new research shows the drug most likely
to lead to violent or reckless behaviour is probably in your fridge.
Alcohol was by far the most common culprit when it came to acts
of physical and verbal aggression, according to a study by the National Centre for
Research into the Prevention of Drug Abuse, undertaken in collaboration with the West
Australian police.
"Almost all respondents reported experiencing their own or another’s
verbal aggression after drinking alcohol," the study found. "Experiences with
alcohol-related physical aggression were almost universal."
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In contrast, illegal drugs such as cannabis and heroin were felt to reduce the
likelihood of violent behaviour.
The researchers surveyed 166 people, 90 of whom had been processed by West Australian
police CIB squads for questioning or arrest but not remanded in custody, and 76 adult
prisoners.
Almost all of those surveyed had used one or more illicit drugs and 60 per cent had
injected an illicit drug at least once.
However, researchers found that verbal aggression was most likely
to be associated with the use of the legal drug alcohol, followed by amphetamines, heroin
and benzodiazepines (tranquillisers).
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They also found that the majority of crimes committed by illicit drug users were
"acquisitive", such as break and enters, burglaries and frauds.
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"This finding disputes the commonly held belief that people
who use illicit drugs are likely to engage in reckless or violent behaviour," the
report said.
However, the researchers stressed that the small sample size meant the study results
should be seen as indicative rather than conclusive.
"It is important that findings from this study are used as a basis for
larger-scale research to further investigate the links between drug use and crime in the
community," they said.
Copyright: News Limited 1999
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