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National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data collection

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Last updated: 31 Mar 2021
Topic: Alcohol & other drug treatment services

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2021. National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data collection. Cat. no. PHE 266. Canberra: AIHW. Viewed 24 April 2021, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/alcohol-other-drug-treatment-services/national-opioid-pharmacotherapy-statistics

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2021). National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data collection. Retrieved from https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/alcohol-other-drug-treatment-services/national-opioid-pharmacotherapy-statistics

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National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data collection. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 31 March 2021, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/alcohol-other-drug-treatment-services/national-opioid-pharmacotherapy-statistics

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data collection [Internet]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2021 [cited 2021 Apr. 24]. Available from: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/alcohol-other-drug-treatment-services/national-opioid-pharmacotherapy-statistics

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2021, National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data collection, viewed 24 April 2021, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/alcohol-other-drug-treatment-services/national-opioid-pharmacotherapy-statistics

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On a snapshot day in 2020, over 53,300 clients received pharmacotherapy treatment for their opioid dependence at 3,084 dosing points across Australia. There were 3,422 authorised prescribers of opioid pharmacotherapy drugs.

  • Cat. no: PHE 266
Findings from this report:
  • The median age of opioid pharmacotherapy clients was 44 years

  • 2 in 3 opioid pharmacotherapy clients were male

  • On average, 16 opioid pharmacotherapy clients were treated by each prescriber

  • There were 3,084 opioid pharmacotherapy dosing points

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Last updated 23/03/2021 v7.0

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