Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia: early insights presents key statistics about Australia’s publicly funded Alcohol and Other Drug treatment services, the people that received treatment, the services and the treatment provided. Early insights is a companion report to the data and analysis presented in Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia: annual report.
This report has been updated with financial year data for 2024–25 and is updated on an annual basis.
- Cat. no: HSE 242
Key findings
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Around 127,800 clients received 244,400 AOD treatment episodes in 2024–25
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Counselling was the most common treatment provided to AOD clients, with clients receiving counselling over 68 days
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Alcohol remains the most common principal drug of concern for which clients received treatment
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1,316 publicly funded alcohol and other drug treatment agencies provided treatment services in 2024–25