Alcohol and other drug use in regional and remote Australia: consumption, harms and access to treatment 2016–17
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2019) Alcohol and other drug use in regional and remote Australia: consumption, harms and access to treatment 2016–17, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 09 September 2024.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2019). Alcohol and other drug use in regional and remote Australia: consumption, harms and access to treatment 2016–17. Canberra: AIHW.
MLA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Alcohol and other drug use in regional and remote Australia: consumption, harms and access to treatment 2016–17. AIHW, 2019.
Vancouver
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Alcohol and other drug use in regional and remote Australia: consumption, harms and access to treatment 2016–17. Canberra: AIHW; 2019.
Harvard
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2019, Alcohol and other drug use in regional and remote Australia: consumption, harms and access to treatment 2016–17, AIHW, Canberra.
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This report identifies trends and differences in alcohol and other drug use, harms and treatment in Major cities and Regional and remote Australia. The consumption of alcohol at levels placing people at risk of alcohol-related harm was higher for clients in Regional and remote Australia compared with those in Major cities. While the consumption of illicit drugs was similar for clients in Major cities and Regional and remote areas, the type of illicit drug used varied. Clients in Regional and remote areas were more likely than those in Major cities to travel 1 hour or longer to access services.
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-496-6
- Cat. no: HSE 212
- Pages: 72
Findings from this report:
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People in Regional and remote areas were more likely than those in Major cities to drink alcohol in risky quantities
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Levels of recent drug use were similar between remoteness areas, however the type of illicit drug used varied
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The burden of drug and alcohol use increases with remoteness
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There was a higher rate of clients who sought AOD treatment outside of Major cities