Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2018) Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2016–17, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 20 April 2024.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2018). Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2016–17. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2016–17. AIHW, 2018.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2016–17. Canberra: AIHW; 2018.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018, Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2016–17, AIHW, Canberra.
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In 2016–17, 836 publicly-funded alcohol and other drug treatment services provided just over 200,000 treatment episodes to an estimated 127,000 clients.
The top four drugs that led clients to seek treatment were alcohol (32% of all treatment episodes), amphetamines (26%), cannabis (22%) and heroin (5%). The proportion of closed treatment episodes where clients were receiving treatment for amphetamines has more than doubled over the last 10 years, from 11% of treatment episodes in 2007–08 to 27% in 2016–17. Two-thirds (66%) of all clients receiving treatment in 2016–17 were male and the median age of clients remains at 33 years.
Related AODTS 2016–17 reports include:
An estimated 127,000 clients received AOD treatment in 2016–17
AOD treatment agencies provided over 200,000 treatment episodes
A total of 836 publicly-funded alcohol and other drug treatment agencies provided services to clients
The top four drugs that led clients to seek AOD treatment were alcohol, amphetamines, cannabis and heroin
24 Oct 2018 - The second paragraph in Section 2.1 (the proportional breakdown of the location of drug treatment agencies by remoteness category) was based on the previous year's data in error. The publication was amended to refer to 2016–17 data.
