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released: 26 Jul 2007 media release

Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2005-06: report on the National Minimum Data Set presents national, state and territory data on publicly funded alcohol and other drug treatment services and their clients, including information about the types of drugs for which treatment is sought and the types of treatment provided. This is the sixth annual report on the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services National Minimum Data Set. This report, along with others in the Drug Treatment Series, is useful for policy-makers, planners, researchers and the broader community.

ISSN 1447-6746; ISBN 978 1 74024 702 3; Cat. no. HSE 53; 0pp.; OUT OF PRINT

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Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2005-06

Report on the National Minimum Data Set

Drug treatment series no. 7

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Publication table of contents

  • Preliminary material
    • Half title and verso pages
    • Title and verso pages
    • Contents
    • Acknowledgments
    • Abbreviations
    • Symbols
    • Summary
  • Sections
    1. Introduction
      1. Report purpose and structure
      2. Collection method and data included
      3. Scope of the AODTS-NMDS
      4. Collection count
      5. Interpretation of the 2005-06 collection
      6. Outputs from the AODTS-NMDS collection
    2. Treatment agency profile
      1. Treatment agency sector
      2. Location of treatment agencies
    3. Client profile
      1. Client type
      2. Age and sex
      3. Indigenous status
      4. Country of birth and preferred language
    4. Drugs of concern
      1. Principal drugs of concern
      2. All drugs of concern
      3. Alcohol
      4. Cannabis
      5. Heroin and other opioids
      6. Amphetamines
      7. Benzodiazepines
      8. Ecstasy
      9. Cocaine
    5. Treatment programs
      1. Main treatment types
      2. Additional treatments
      3. Counselling
      4. Withdrawal management (detoxification)
      5. Assessment only
      6. Information and education only
      7. Support and case management only
      8. Rehabilitation
    6. Other data sources
      1. Other treatment data
      2. Mortality and morbidity attributable to tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug use
    7. Data quality of the AODTS-NMDS in 2005-06
      1. Comprehensiveness of the data
      2. Data quality
  • End matter
    • Appendixes
      1. Data elements included in the AODTS-NMDS for 2005-06
      2. Policy and administrative features in each jurisdiction
      3. Detailed tables
      4. Australian Standard Geographical Classification
      5. Australian Standard Classification of Drugs of Concern (ASCDC)
    • References
    • List of tables
    • List of figures
    • List of boxes

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Recommended citation

AIHW 2007. Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2005-06: report on the National Minimum Data Set. Cat. no. HSE 53. Canberra: AIHW.