Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia: early insights presents key statistics about Australia’s publicly funded alcohol and other drug treatment services and their clients. Early insights is a companion report to the data and analysis presented in Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia: annual report.
- Cat. no: HSE 242
Findings from this report:
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Of the 228,500 AOD treatment episodes provided, counselling was the most common treatment type (36%).
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Alcohol remains the most common principal drug of concern for which clients sought treatment.
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Around 131,000 clients sought AOD treatment in 2021–22.
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1,274 publicly funded alcohol and other drug treatment agencies provided treatment services to clients in 2021–22.