A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding heroin-related deaths in 2000 and 2001, including deaths in public places and specific locations. The response indicates a significant decrease in deaths in 2001 compared to the same period in 2000.

AnsweredQoN 415Legislative Council
Asked
21 August 2001
Portfolio
Police and Emergency Services

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According to information provided by the representative of the Western Australia Police Service to the Community Drug Summit on Monday, 13 August 2000, there have been 27 heroin-related deaths recorded to date this year. (1) How many deaths occurred after the user injected the drug in a public place? (2) In which suburbs or towns did these deaths occur? (3) How many deaths were reported in the equivalent period in 2000? (4) How many deaths were recorded in all of 2000? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) One death. (2) Fremantle. (3) Fifty-four. (4) Eighty-two.
(1) How many deaths occurred after the user injected the drug in a public place? (2) In which suburbs or towns did these deaths occur? (3) How many deaths were reported in the equivalent period in 2000? (4) How many deaths were recorded in all of 2000? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) One death. (2) Fremantle. (3) Fifty-four. (4) Eighty-two.
(2) In which suburbs or towns did these deaths occur? (3) How many deaths were reported in the equivalent period in 2000? (4) How many deaths were recorded in all of 2000? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) One death. (2) Fremantle. (3) Fifty-four. (4) Eighty-two.
(3) How many deaths were reported in the equivalent period in 2000? (4) How many deaths were recorded in all of 2000? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) One death. (2) Fremantle. (3) Fifty-four. (4) Eighty-two.
(4) How many deaths were recorded in all of 2000? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) One death. (2) Fremantle. (3) Fifty-four. (4) Eighty-two.
Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) One death. (2) Fremantle. (3) Fifty-four. (4) Eighty-two.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) One death. (2) Fremantle. (3) Fifty-four. (4) Eighty-two.
(1) One death. (2) Fremantle. (3) Fifty-four. (4) Eighty-two.
(2) Fremantle. (3) Fifty-four. (4) Eighty-two.
(3) Fifty-four. (4) Eighty-two.
(4) Eighty-two.

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