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Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2016–17

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Release Date: 22 Jun 2018
Topic: Alcohol & other drug treatment services

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2018) Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2016–17, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 06 July 2022.

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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:

  • Primary Health Network (PHN) analysis
  • Data visualisations (includes data cubes)
  • ISSN: 2205-5088 (PDF) 1447-6746 (Print)
  • ISBN: 978-1-76054-383-9
  • Cat. no: HSE 207
  • Pages: 85
Findings from this report:
  • The top four drugs that led clients to seek AOD treatment were alcohol, amphetamines, cannabis and heroin

  • A total of 836 publicly-funded alcohol and other drug treatment agencies provided services to clients

  • Around 1 in 7 (15%) AOD clients were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

  • Over half of all AOD clients were aged 20–39 (55%), 33% were aged 40 and over

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Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2016–17

22 Jun 2018

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  • Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2015–16

    Publication | 28 Jun 2017

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    Publication | 15 Jun 2016

  • Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2013–14

    Publication | 18 Jun 2015

  • Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2012-13

    Publication | 12 Aug 2014

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    Publication | 28 Aug 2013

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