Latest findings
Just over 1 in 10 pharmacotherapy clients (12% or 5,715) identified as being Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
The median age of opioid pharmacotherapy clients was 44 years
On average, 17.8 opioid pharmacotherapy clients were treated by each prescriber
Where amphetamines were reported as the principal drug of concern, 78% of episodes were for methamphetamines only
Counselling was the most common AOD treatment type, accounting for almost 2 in 5 (38%) closed treatment episodes