This data briefing presents findings from the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services National Minimum Data Set (AODTS-NMDS) for Tasmania. The AODTS-NMDS is a nationally agreed set of common data items collected by government funded service providers of clients of alcohol and other drug treatment services.
In Tasmania, 11 government-funded alcohol and other drug treatment agencies provided 2,568 'closed treatment episodes' (see below for the definition of
'closed treatment episodes').
The majority of closed treatment episodes were for clients aged between 20 and 39 years of age (51%), with over one-quarter of all treatment episodes
(28%) provided for clients in the 20-29 year age group.
Male clients in Tasmania accounted for two-thirds (66%) of all closed treatment episodes.
In Tasmania, alcohol (41%) and cannabis (19%) were the most common principal drugs of concern in closed treatment episodes, followed by nicotine (18%).
Of all closed treatment episodes in Tasmania, counselling was the most common form of main treatment provided (56%), followed by withdrawal management
(detoxification) (16%) and assessment only (8%).
In Tasmania, clients aged 10-19 and 20-29 years were more likely than clients aged 30 years or more to seek treatment for cannabis (46% and 28%, compared
to 8% respectively) and less likely to seek treatment for alcohol (32% and 29%, compared to 49%).
