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The Drug and Alcohol Services Council reported in 2002 that, with the exception of cocaine, the prevalence of lifetime and recent use (within the last 12 months) of all illicit drugs increased between 1995 and 1998.378 372 Warmington, oral evidence, Hansard, p45 373 Carers' Association of South Australia Inc. op cit. p8 374 Neville, A. (2001). op cit. p45 375 ibid. p45 376 Williams, oral evidence, Hansard, p286. 377 Anglicare, written submission, p11 378 Drug and Alcohol Services Council, Illicit Drug Use in South Australia 2002, A Statistical Overview, 2nd edition, South Australia, May 2002. p1 The Social Development Committee of the South Australian Parliament 122 Cannabis remains the most commonly used illicit drug in South Australia.

He holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Applied Chemistry and a PhD in Medicinal Organic Chemistry from Dublin City University, and was also a Post- Doctoral Research Fellow at Trinity College Dublin.

The Commissioner indicated that SAPOL had maintained a permanent presence on the APY Lands since the appointment of the first community constables in 1986 but that this presence had varied over time.134 128 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q660, Q663. 129 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q664-5. 130 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q660. 131 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q662. 132 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q714. 133 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q715. 134 Evidence M Hyde, 1 December 2004, Q735. 61 Commissioner Hyde noted that SAPOL had observed “over the years … a growing trend to substance abuse, particularly alcohol and petrol sniffing, but more recently there has been an emerging list of drug uses, particularly cannabis.”

(excluding lard) 27 Fixed Vegetable Oils Soft 195 4 Other 166 1 Animal and vegetable oils and fats processed 2 Chemicals Chemical Elements and Compounds Organic chemicals 3 717 80 Inorganic chemicals Carbon black 20 Caustic soda 444 56 Sulphates 6 946 Soda Ash 115 170 27 Chemicals I.C.I. 15 320 1 196 Inorganic chemicals n.e.s. 234 56 142 17 Mineral Tar and Crude Chemicals from Coal, Petroleum and Natural Gas Crude Chemicals Mineral and crude chemicals n.e.s. 77 118 Dyeing, tanning and colouring materials 748 226 182 Medicinal and pharmaceutical products 1 87 40 Essential Oils, Perfume Materials, Toilet, Polishing and Cleansing Preparations Essential oils and perfumes 4 Cosmetic and toilet preparations 18 2 Polishing and cleansing preparations 82 1 Fertilizers, Manufactured Superphosphate 10 045 21 737 Fertilizers, manufactured n.e s 180 48 85 Explosives and pyrotechnic products 74 Plastic materials 121 383 49 Chemical materials and products, n.e.s. 2 484 23 2 746 304 60 Table

Tonnes Tonnes Tonnes Tonnes Tonnes Tonnes Dyeing, Tanning and Colouring Materials 336 26 24 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products 46 21 Essential Oils, Perfume Materials, Toilet, Polishing and Cleansing Preparations Essential oils and perfumes 1 Cosmetic and toilet preparations 13 Polishing and cleansing preparations 59 Fertilisers Manufactured Superphosphate 13171' 300 Fertilisers manufactured, n.e.s. 22 21 Explosives and Pyrotechnic Products 12 2 Plastic Materials 604 485 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s. 1 114 4 4 291 335 Manufactured Goods, Classified Chiefly by Material- Leather and Leather Manufactures Leather 5 246 Leather manufactures, n.e.s. 82 37 Rubber Manufactures Materials of rubber Tyres and tubes 3 255 262 Articles of rubber, n.e.s. 283 5 Wood and Cork Manufactures (Excluding Furniture) Veneer 902 25 Plywood 1984 2 398 Masonite, timbrock and hardwood 2 883 90 2 002 13 Wood simply shaped or worked, n.e.s. 28 21 Wood manufactures, n.e.s. 2 1445 7 Cork manufactures

The Commissioner indicated that SAPOL had maintained a permanent presence on the APY Lands since the appointment of the first community constables in 1986 but that this presence had varied over time.134 128 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q660, Q663. 129 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q664-5. 130 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q660. 131 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q662. 132 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q714. 133 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q715. 134 Evidence M Hyde, 1 December 2004, Q735. 61 Commissioner Hyde noted that SAPOL had observed “over the years … a growing trend to substance abuse, particularly alcohol and petrol sniffing, but more recently there has been an emerging list of drug uses, particularly cannabis.”

The Commissioner indicated that SAPOL had maintained a permanent presence on the APY Lands since the appointment of the first community constables in 1986 but that this presence had varied over time.134 128 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q660, Q663. 129 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q664-5. 130 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q660. 131 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q662. 132 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q714. 133 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q715. 134 Evidence M Hyde, 1 December 2004, Q735. 61 Commissioner Hyde noted that SAPOL had observed “over the years … a growing trend to substance abuse, particularly alcohol and petrol sniffing, but more recently there has been an emerging list of drug uses, particularly cannabis.”

The Commissioner indicated that SAPOL had maintained a permanent presence on the APY Lands since the appointment of the first community constables in 1986 but that this presence had varied over time.134 128 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q660, Q663. 129 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q664-5. 130 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q660. 131 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q662. 132 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q714. 133 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q715. 134 Evidence M Hyde, 1 December 2004, Q735. 61 Commissioner Hyde noted that SAPOL had observed “over the years … a growing trend to substance abuse, particularly alcohol and petrol sniffing, but more recently there has been an emerging list of drug uses, particularly cannabis.”

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