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Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia annual report

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Last updated: 21 Jun 2023
Topic: Alcohol & other drug treatment services

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2023) Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia annual report, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 30 September 2023.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2023). Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia annual report. Retrieved from https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/alcohol-other-drug-treatment-services/alcohol-other-drug-treatment-services-australia

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Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia annual report. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 21 June 2023, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/alcohol-other-drug-treatment-services/alcohol-other-drug-treatment-services-australia

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia annual report [Internet]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2023 [cited 2023 Sep. 30]. Available from: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/alcohol-other-drug-treatment-services/alcohol-other-drug-treatment-services-australia

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2023, Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia annual report, viewed 30 September 2023, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/alcohol-other-drug-treatment-services/alcohol-other-drug-treatment-services-australia

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  • Contents

    • About
    • COVID-19 impact
      • Variation in main treatment type
      • Variation in AOD treatment delivery settings
      • AOD treatment variation by remoteness areas
      • COVID–19 impact on state and territory AOD treatment services
    • Clients
      • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
    • Drugs of concern
      • Alcohol
      • Amphetamines
      • Cannabis
      • Heroin
      • Pharmaceuticals
      • Selected other drugs
    • Treatment provided
      • Assessment only
      • Counselling
      • Information and education
      • Pharmacotherapy
      • Rehabilitation
      • Support and case management
      • Withdrawal management
      • Other main treatment
    • Treatment referral and completion
      • Duration of treatment
      • Completion of treatment
    • Agencies
      • Service sector
      • Location of agencies
    • State and territory summaries
      • New South Wales
      • Victoria
      • Queensland
      • Western Australia
      • South Australia
      • Tasmania
      • Australian Capital Territory
      • Northern Territory
      • Technical notes - state and territory summaries
    • Primary Health Network (PHN) Data
    • Pharmacotherapy in Australia Data
    • Diversion programs in Australia Data
    • Technical notes
      • Policy framework
      • Data and methods
      • State and territory data quality
      • Key terminology and glossary
      • Acronyms
      • Primary Health Network (PHN)
      • Pharmacotherapy in Australia
  • Data
  • Report editions
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In 2021–22, around 131,000 people aged 10 and over received treatment from alcohol and other drug treatment services. The four most common drugs that led clients to seek treatment were alcohol (42% of episodes), amphetamines (24%), cannabis (19%) and heroin (4.5%). The median age of clients was 37 years.

  • Cat. no: HSE 250
  • State and territory summaries
  • Impact of COVID-19
  • Data
Findings from this report:
  • Treatment agencies provided around 228,500 treatment episodes to an estimated 131,000 people aged 10 and over

  • 3 in 5 people who received treatment were male (60%) and over half (52%) were aged 20–39

  • Alcohol remains the most common principal drug of concern for which clients sought treatment

  • Of the 228,500 AOD treatment episodes provided, counselling was the most common treatment type (36%)

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