Benzodiazepine and Pharmaceutical Opioid Misuse and their Relationship to Crime: An examination of illicit prescription drug markets in Melbourne, Hobart and Darwin. Tasmanian Report

This report presents the findings of the major research project 'benzodiazepine and pharmaceutical opioid misuse and their relationship to crime', and is an examination of illicit prescription drug markets in Melbourne.

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