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released: 20 Nov 2002 media release

The report presents data on publicly funded alcohol and drug treatment services, the clients who use those services and the type of drug problems for which treatment is sought. It is the first report in a series of publications on alcohol and other drug treatment services.The national Minimum Data Set has been implemented to assist in monitoring and evaluating key objectives of the National Drug Strategic Framework and to assist in the planning, management and quality improvement of alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia.This report, used in conjunction with other resources, will be useful for policy makers, planners and researchers interested in drug-related matters - particularly drug treatment.

ISSN 1447-6746; ISBN 978 1 74024 218 9; Cat. no. HSE 22; 81pp.; $18.00

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Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2000 - 01

First report on the National Minimum Data Set

Full publication (628K PDF)

  • Preliminary material (89K PDF)
    • Title page and verso
    • Contents
    • List of tables
    • List of figures
    • Acknowledgments
    • Abbreviations
    • Highlights
  • Sections
    1. Introduction (136K PDF)
      1. Background
      2. Alcohol and other drug treatment activities
        • Detoxification
        • Pharmacological treatment
        • Counselling
        • Rehabilitation
      3. The national collection
      4. Scope of the collection
        • Exclusion of methadone
        • Agencies and clients within scope
        • Agencies and clients excluded
      5. Diversity of data collection systems
      6. Interpretation of the data
      7. Profile of treatment services
    2. Client profile (247K PDF)
      1. Client registrations
        • Indigenous status
        • Source of referral
      2. Principal drug of concern
        • Jurisdictions
        • Sex and age
        • Indigenous status
        • Source of referral
        • Injecting drug use
        • Other drugs of concern
        • Principal drug trends
    3. Other data collections (158K PDF)
      1. Background
      2. Monitoring alcohol and other drug problems in Australia
        • National Drug Strategy Household Survey
        • Clients of Treatment Service Agencies
        • Illicit Drug Reporting System
        • National Methadone/buprenorphine statistics
    4. Development and data quality of AODTS-NMDS (136K PDF)
      1. Move to 'treatment episodes' for 2001-02
        • New data items and concepts for 2001-02
      2. Data quality in 2000-01
        • Background
        • Comprehensiveness of collection
        • Data quality - selected data items
        • Not stated responses
  • End matter(387K PDF)
    • Appendixes
      • Appendix 1: Data elements included in the NMDS for 2000-01
      • Appendix 2: Technical notes
        • Data presentation
        • Client registration versus treatment episode data
        • Excluding under-age clients
        • Summary of editing performed on the data
      • Appendix 3: Rural, Remote and Metropolitan Area (RRMA) classification
      • Appendix 4: Detailed tables
      • Appendix 5: ASCDC classification
    • References
      • Web sites

Recommended citation

AIHW 2002. Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2000-01: first report on the National Minimum Data Set. Drug Treatment Series. Cat. no. HSE 22. Canberra: AIHW.