Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Queensland 2009-10: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS)

In Queensland in 2009-10, 118 government-funded alcohol and other drug treatment agencies provided 23,090 treatment episodes. Alcohol and cannabis were the most common principal drugs of concern at 38% and 36% of treatment episodes respectively, followed by opioids (8%). The greatest proportion of treatment episodes was for information and education only (42%) followed by counselling (28%) and assessment only (17%).

ISSN 1446-9820; ISBN 978-1-74249-254-4; Cat. no. AUS 147; 16pp.; INTERNET ONLY