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Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Victoria 2009-10: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS)
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011) Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Victoria 2009-10: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS), AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 30 April 2024.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2011). Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Victoria 2009-10: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS). Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Victoria 2009-10: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS). AIHW, 2011.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Victoria 2009-10: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS). Canberra: AIHW; 2011.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2011, Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Victoria 2009-10: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS), AIHW, Canberra.
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In Victoria, 138 publicly funded alcohol and other drug treatment agencies and outlets supplying data provided 52,133 treatment episodes in 2009-10. This was an increase of two agencies and about 5,000 treatment episodes compared with 2008-09. Alcohol (46%), cannabis (23%), opioids (19%, with heroin alone accounting for 14%), and amphetamines (5%) were the most common principal drugs of concern. Counselling was the most common form of main treatment provided (accounting for 51% of episodes) followed by withdrawal management (detoxification) (19%) and support and case management only (13%).
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Victoria 2009-10: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS)