Alcohol and other drug treatment services in New South Wales 2003-04: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS)

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Drug treatment data briefing

This data briefing presents findings from the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services National Minimum Data Set (AODTS-NMDS) for New South Wales. 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.

Authored by Psychogios C.

Published 29 September 2005; 8pp.; FREE

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  • Highlights
    • In New South Wales (NSW) in 2003-04, 259 government-funded alcohol and other drug treatment agencies provided 42,529 'closed treatment episodes'.
    • One-third of closed treatment episodes were for clients aged between 20 and 29 years of age (33%), followed by almost another one-third of treatment episodes (31%) provided for clients in the 30-39 year age group.
    • Male clients accounted for over two-thirds (68%) of all closed treatment episodes in NSW.
    • In NSW, alcohol (41%) and heroin (21%) were the most common principal drugs of concern in closed treatment episodes, followed by cannabis (16%).
    • Of all closed treatment episodes in NSW, counselling was the most common form of main treatment provided (29%), followed by withdrawal management (detoxification) (23%) and assessment only (22%).
    • Treatment episodes in NSW most commonly ceased because the treatment was completed (51%).

Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services in Australia 2003-04