Illicit drug
Glossary Item Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Glossary Item |
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Synonymous names: | Illegal drug |
METEOR identifier: | 413485 |
Registration status: | Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Health!, Standard 28/04/2016 |
Definition: | An illicit drug is defined as any drug which is illegal to possess or use or any legal drug used in an illegal manner, for example:
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Collection and usage attributes | |
Comments: | The 2007 National Drug Strategy Household Survey report defines illicit drugs as illegal drugs (such as marijuana/cannabis), prescription or over-the-counter pharmaceuticals (such as analgesics/pain-killers or tranquillisers/sleeping pills) used for illicit purposes, and other substances used inappropriately (such as naturally occurring hallucinogens and inhalants). |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Origin: | AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) 2008. 2007 National Drug Strategy Household Survey: first results. Drug Statistics Series number 20.Cat. no. PHE 98. Canberra: AIHW. |
Relational attributes | |
Metadata items which use this glossary item: | Person—substance used illicitly indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Health!, Superseded 28/04/2016 Prisoner health NBEDS Health!, Recorded 04/06/2018 Prisoner health NBEDS Health!, Standard 28/04/2016 |