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National opioid pharmacotherapy statistics (NOPSAD) 2016

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Last updated: 14 Nov 2017
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2017. National opioid pharmacotherapy statistics (NOPSAD) 2016. Cat. no. WEB 188. Canberra: AIHW. Viewed 23 January 2021, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/alcohol-other-drug-treatment-services/nopsad-2016

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2017). National opioid pharmacotherapy statistics (NOPSAD) 2016. Retrieved from https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/alcohol-other-drug-treatment-services/nopsad-2016

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National opioid pharmacotherapy statistics (NOPSAD) 2016. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 14 November 2017, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/alcohol-other-drug-treatment-services/nopsad-2016

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. National opioid pharmacotherapy statistics (NOPSAD) 2016 [Internet]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2017 [cited 2021 Jan. 23]. Available from: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/alcohol-other-drug-treatment-services/nopsad-2016

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On a snapshot day in 2016, almost 34,000 clients across 6 jurisdictions received pharmacotherapy treatment for their opioid dependence at 2,011 dosing points. There were 1,472 authorised prescribers of opioid pharmacotherapy drugs.

Data for Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory were unavailable at the time of the initial release on 29 March 2017. Additional supplementary tables were added on 14 November 2017 to include data for these jurisdictions as well as updated Australian totals.

  • Cat. no: WEB 188
Findings from this report:
  • On average, 23 opioid pharmacotherapy clients were treated by each prescriber

  • There were 2,011 opioid pharmacotherapy dosing points (excluding Victoria and the ACT)

  • There were 1,472 authorised opioid pharmacotherapy prescribers (excluding Victoria and the ACT)

  • 33,988 clients received opioid pharmacotherapy treatment nationally (excluding Victoria and the ACT)

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    • Opioid pharmacotherapy clients
    • Opioid pharmacotherapy dosing points
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Newer releases

  • National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data collection 2019 31 Mar 2020
  • National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data collection (NOPSAD) 2018 03 Apr 2019
  • National opioid pharmacotherapy statistics (NOPSAD) 2017 09 Apr 2018

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National opioid pharmacotherapy statistics (NOPSAD) 2016

14 Nov 2017

Previous releases

  • National opioid pharmacotherapy statistics (NOPSAD) 2015 06 Apr 2016
  • National opioid pharmacotherapy statistics 2014 12 Jun 2015
  • National opioid pharmacotherapy statistics 2013 13 Jun 2014
  • National opioid pharmacotherapy statistics annual data (NOPSAD) collection 2012 19 Jun 2013
  • National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data collection: 2011 report 19 Jun 2012
  • National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data collection: 2010 report 22 Jun 2011
  • National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data collection: 2009 report 26 May 2010
  • National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data collection: 2008 report 21 May 2009
  • National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data collection: 2007 report 28 Jul 2008

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