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Commentary on Mazerolle et al . (2017): The tide has turned—the shift to international supply undermines novel and effective local law enforcement efforts
Author(s) -
Roche Ann M.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
addiction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424
H-Index - 193
eISSN - 1360-0443
pISSN - 0965-2140
DOI - 10.1111/add.13695
Subject(s) - business , law enforcement , enforcement , possession (linguistics) , law , political science , philosophy , linguistics
The recent significant shift to international importation of methamphetamine may obviate the need for, and value of, an electronic tracking system (ETS) of precursor drugs involved in the production of methamphetamine in Australia. Moreover, local law enforcement initiatives, such as ETS, may contribute inadvertently to an unintended consequence of greater importation of high‐quality crystal methamphetamine.