The latest New Zealand Arrestee Drug Use Monitoring Programme Report (NZ-ADUM) has found that 41 % of people detained by police had been drinking prior to their arrest.
The NZ-ADUM study is an annual Massey University study that has been funded by Police since 2010. During the 2013 study 848 detainees were interviewed and 201 urine samples were taken at four police watch houses between April 2013 and July 2013. The study compares the 2013 findings with previous research from 2010, 2011 and 2012 to establish trends.
The survey participants were interviewed at Whangārei, Auckland Central, Wellington Central and Christchurch Central watch houses. Participation is optional and all information provided remains confidential.
Purpose
The aim of the New Zealand Arrestee Drug Use Monitoring (NZ‐ADUM) study is to track trends in alcohol and other drug use, and related harm, among police detainees in New Zealand, and to investigate the role alcohol and other substance use plays in criminal offending.
Methodology
The 2013 NZ‐ADUM interviewed 848 detainees at four police watch houses (i.e. Whangarei, Auckland Central, Wellington Central and Christchurch Central) from mid‐April to the end of July 2013. This report presents the findings from the 2013 NZ‐ADUM interviews and compares them with the previous three years of surveying.