Overview

Alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment services assist people to address their drug use. Treatment objectives can include reduction or cessation of drug use as well as improvements to social and personal functioning. Assistance may also be provided to support the family and friends of people using drugs.

More reports and statistics on AODTS can be found under Alcohol, Illicit use of drugs and Smoking.

Latest findings

Levels of recent drug use were similar between remoteness areas, however the type of illicit drug used varied Over half (54%) of all AOD clients were aged 20–39, 34% were aged 40 and over People in Regional and remote areas were more likely than those in Major cities to drink alcohol in risky quantities Two-thirds (66%) of all clients who sought AOD treatment were male Counselling was the most common AOD treatment type, comprising almost 2 in 5 (39%) closed treatment episodes A total of 952 publicly-funded alcohol and other drug treatment agencies provided services to clients There was a higher rate of clients who sought AOD treatment outside of Major cities AOD treatment agencies provided just under 210,000 treatment episodes In 28% of closed episodes provided outside Major cities, the client travelled 1 hour or more to their AOD treatment The burden of drug and alcohol use increases with remoteness The four most common drugs clients sought treatment for were alcohol, amphetamines, cannabis and heroin An estimated 130,000 clients sought AOD treatment in 2017–18

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