Research Team

Paul Sweetsur

Paul Sweetsur is a statistician who has been at SHORE since July 2004. He graduated from the University of Auckland with an MSc in Medical Statistics in 2004. He has worked on a number of social and health related surveys.



Email: p.sweetsur@massey.ac.nz

Publications

Oliver, M., Witten, K., Kearns, R., Mavoa, S., Badland, H., Carroll, P., . . . Ergler, C. (2011). Kids in the city study: research design and methodology. BMC Public Health, 11(587). A284

Wilkins, C., & Sweetsur, P. (2011). The seizure rate of cannabis crop eradication operations in New Zealand, 1998-2009. In T. Decorte, G. Potter & M. Bouchard (Eds.),World Wide Weed: Global Trends in Cannabis Cultivation and its Control. Ashgate.

Wilkins, C., Sweetsur, P., Griffiths, R., 2011. Recent trends in pharmaceutical drug use among frequent injecting drug users, frequent methamphetamine users and frequent ecstasy users in New Zealand, 2006–2009. Drug and Alcohol Review 30, 255-263. A276

Wilkins, C., & Sweetsur, P. (2011). The association between the number of days of methamphetamine use and the level of earnings from acquisitive crime among police detainees in New Zealand. Bulletin on Narcotics, Volume LX, 2008, 59-77

Wilkins, C., & Sweetsur, P. (2011). The association between spending on methamphetamine and cannabis for personal use and earnings from acquisitive crime among police detainees in New Zealand. Addiction 106, 789–797.

Wilkins, C., Sweetsur, P. (2008) Tracking the availability of drugs in New Zealand: implications for policy response. Social Policy Journal of New Zealand 34, 163-171. A234

Wilkins C., Sweetsur P. and Girling M. (2008) Patterns of benzylpiperazine/ trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine (BZP/TFMPP) party pill use and adverse effects in a population sample in New Zealand. Drug and Alcohol Review 27, 633-639. A224

Wilkins, C., Sweetsur, P. (2008) Trends in population drug use in New Zealand: findings from national household surveying of drug use in 1998, 2001, 2003, and 2006. New Zealand Medical Journal 121, 61-71. A216

Wilkins C., Girling M. and Sweetsur P. (2007) The prevalence of use, dependency and harms of legal party pills containing BZP and TFMPP in New Zealand. Journal of Substance Use 12 (2), 1-12 A210

Wilkins, C. and Sweetsur, P. (2007) Individual dollar expenditure and earnings from cannabis in New Zealand. International Journal of Drug Policy, 18, 187-193. A200


Wilkins, C., Sweetsur, P., & Casswell, S. (2006). Recent population trends in amphetamine use in New Zealand: Comparisons of findings from national household drug surveying in 1998, 2001 and 2003. New Zealand Medical Journal, 119(1244), http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/119-1244/2285/.

Wilkins, C., & Sweetsur, P. (2006). Exploring the structure of the illegal market for cannabis in New Zealand. De Economist, 154(4), DOI 10.1007/s10645-10006-19029-10647

Wilkins, C., Girling, M., Sweetsur, P., Huckle, T., & Huakau, J. (2006). Legal party pill use in New Zealand: Prevalence of use, availability, health harms and ‘gateway effects’ of benzylpiperazine (BZP) and triflourophenylmethylpiperazine (TFMPP). Auckland: Centre for Social and Health Outcomes Research and Evaluation (SHORE) & Te Ropu Whariki, Massey University

Witten, K., Rose, E., Sweetsur, P., Huckle, T., & Huakau, J. (2006). Building Research Capability in the Social Sciences (BRCSS): National Survey of Social Scientists 2006. Auckland: Centre for Social and Health Outcomes Research and Evaluation (SHORE), Massey University

Wilkins, C., & Sweetsur, P. (2005). The Dollar Value and Seizure Rates of the Illicit Markets for Amphetamine and Ecstacy in New Zealand in 2003. Auckland: Centre for Social and Health Outcomes Research and Evaluation & Te Ropu Whariki.

Rose, E., Huakau, J., Sweetsur, P., & Casswell, S. (2005). Social Values: A Report from the New Zealand Values Study 2005. Auckland: Centre for Social and Health Outcomes Research and Evaluation & Te Ropu Whariki, Massey University

Wilkins, C., Girling, M., Sweetsur, P., & Butler, R. (2005). Methamphetamine and Other Illicit Drug Trends in New Zealand, 2005: Findings from the Methamphetamine Module of the 2005 Illicit Drug Monitoring System (IDMS). Auckland: Centre for Social and Health Outcomes Research and Evaluation (SHORE) & Te Ropu Whariki, Massey University

Wilkins, C., Girling, M., Sweetsur, P., & Butler, R. (2005). Cannabis and Other Illicit Drug Trends in New Zealand, 2005: Findings from the Cannabis Module of the 2005 Illicit Drug Monitoring System (IDMS). Auckland: Centre for Social and Health Outcomes Research and Evaluation (SHORE) & Te Ropu Whariki, Massey University

Wilkins, C., Girling, M., Sweetsur, P., & Butler, R. (2005). Hallucinogens and Other Illicit Drug Trends in New Zealand, 2005: Findings from the Hallucinogen Module of the 2005 Illicit Drug Monitoring System (IDMS). Auckland: Centre for Social and Health Outcomes Research and Evaluation (SHORE) & Te Ropu Whariki, Massey
University

Wilkins, C., & Sweetsur, P. (2005). The Illicit Market for Cannabis in New Zealand: Dollar Value and Structure of the Black Market. Auckland: Centre for Social and Health Outcomes Research and Evaluation (SHORE), Massey University

Wilkins, C., Sweetsur, P., & Bala, M. (2005). Recent Trends in Amphetamine Type Stimulants (ATS) Drug Use in New Zealand. Comparison of Findings From National Household Drug Surveying in 1998, 2001 and 2003. Auckland: Centre for Social and Health Outcomes Research and Evaluation (SHORE), Massey University


 
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