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Patterns of alcohol and other drug treatment service use in Australia, 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2018
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2019) Patterns of alcohol and other drug treatment service use in Australia, 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2018, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 12 September 2024.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2019). Patterns of alcohol and other drug treatment service use in Australia, 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2018. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Patterns of alcohol and other drug treatment service use in Australia, 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2018. AIHW, 2019.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Patterns of alcohol and other drug treatment service use in Australia, 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2018. Canberra: AIHW; 2019.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2019, Patterns of alcohol and other drug treatment service use in Australia, 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2018, AIHW, Canberra.
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Clients accessing alcohol and other drug treatment services across Australia commonly have multiple episodes of treatment spanning several years. This report categorises 3 client groups based on their patterns of service use between 1 July 2014 and 30 June 2018. While there were subtle differences in principal drug of concern and some aspects of service use between the 3 groups, overall there were many similarities. This highlights the complexities of characterising alcohol and other drug service users.
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-652-6
- Cat. no: HSE 239
- Pages: 36
Findings from this report:
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Median duration of closed episodes for continual and episodic was 1.8 times higher than transitory service users.
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Continual service users had the highest proportion of closed treatment episodes for heroin and amphetamines.
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Transitory service users had the highest proportion of service use for cannabis.
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Episodic service users had the highest proportion of clients who identified as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.