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Explore content on specialist alcohol and other drug treatment, opioid pharmacotherapy, and smoking and alcohol cessation medicines.
Explore content on specialist alcohol and other drug treatment, opioid pharmacotherapy, and smoking and alcohol cessation medicines.
Key findings
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Rates of dispensing for smoking cessation medicines have fluctuated over time, with an overall decline since 2012–13
Source: AIHW analysis of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme data collection -
Males and people in their 50s and 60s typically have the highest dispensing rates for smoking cessation medicines
Source: AIHW analysis of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme data collection -
The number of patients who were dispensed a script for an alcohol cessation medicine more than doubled between 2012–13 and 2024–25
Source: AIHW analysis of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme data collection -
Males and people in their 40s and 50s typically have the highest dispensing rates for alcohol cessation medicines
Source: AIHW analysis of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme data collection