Alcohol, tobacco & other drugs in Australia

Web report

Last updated: 10 Jul 2024

Topic: Alcohol

AIHW

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2024) Alcohol, tobacco & other drugs in Australia, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 27 July 2024.

APA

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2024). Alcohol, tobacco & other drugs in Australia. Retrieved from https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/alcohol/alcohol-tobacco-other-drugs-australia

MLA

Alcohol, tobacco & other drugs in Australia. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 10 July 2024, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/alcohol/alcohol-tobacco-other-drugs-australia

Vancouver

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Alcohol, tobacco & other drugs in Australia [Internet]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2024 [cited 2024 Jul. 27]. Available from: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/alcohol/alcohol-tobacco-other-drugs-australia

Harvard

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2024, Alcohol, tobacco & other drugs in Australia, viewed 27 July 2024, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/alcohol/alcohol-tobacco-other-drugs-australia

Notes

Latest data update

10 July 2024

Table updates 1: Impacts of COVID-19
Title of page updated	Data sources

Table updates 2: Data by region
Title of page updated	Data sources
International comparisons	OECD Health Statistics 2023

Table updates 3: Harm minimisation
Title of page updated	Data sources

Table updates 4: Impacts
Title of page updated	Data sources
Health impacts: Drug-induced deaths, Injury and hospitalisation, Mental health conditions, Ambulance attendances	Trends in overdose and other drug-induced deaths in Australia, 2003–2023 Overdose Early Warning Report National Ambulance Surveillance System for Alcohol and Other Drug Misuse and Overdose, Turning Point Trends in drug-related hospitalisations in Australia, 2002–2022
Social impacts: Driving under the influence of alcohol and other drugs, Homicide	Road Trauma Australia 2022 statistical summary Homicide in Australia 2022–23

Table updates 5: Drug types
Title of page updated	Data sources
Tobacco and e-cigarettes: Consumption, Electronic cigarettes (vapes) Treatment	Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia annual report
Alcohol: Consumption, Harms, Treatment	Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia annual report National Ambulance Surveillance System for Alcohol and Other Drug Misuse and Overdose, Turning Point
Cannabis: Consumption, Harms, Treatment	Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia annual report National Ambulance Surveillance System for Alcohol and Other Drug Misuse and Overdose, Turning Point
Amphetamines and other stimulants: Consumption, Harms, Treatment	Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey Trends in drug-related hospitalisations in Australia, 2002–2022 Trends in overdose and other drug-induced deaths in Australia, 2003–2023 Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia annual report National Ambulance Surveillance System for Alcohol and Other Drug Misuse and Overdose, Turning Point
Pharmaceuticals: Consumption, Harms, Treatment	Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey Trends in overdose and other drug-induced deaths in Australia, 2003–2023 Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia annual report National Ambulance Surveillance System for Alcohol and Other Drug Misuse and Overdose, Turning Point
Illicit opioids, including heroin: Consumption, Harms, Treatment	Trends in drug-related hospitalisations in Australia, 2002–2022 Trends in overdose and other drug-induced deaths in Australia, 2003–2023 Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia annual report National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data collection National Ambulance Surveillance System for Alcohol and Other Drug Misuse and Overdose, Turning Point

Table updates6: Priority populations
Title of page updated	Data sources
First Nations people: Health and harms, Treatment	Overdose Early Warning Report Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia annual report National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data collection
Older people: Alcohol consumption, Pharmaceuticals, Harms, Treatment	Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey Trends in drug-related hospitalisations in Australia, 2002–2022 Trends in overdose and other drug-induced deaths in Australia, 2003–2023 Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia annual report National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data collection
People from culturally and linguistically diverse populations: Treatment	Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia annual report
People in contact with the criminal justice system: Treatment	Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia annual report
Younger people: Alcohol consumption, Illicit drugs, Harms, Treatment	Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia annual report

Amendments

28 May 2024

The data in Figure INDIGENOUS 2 was amended to correctly reference tables 3.5 and 3.6. This data pertains to single-occasion and lifetime alcohol risk. This change was made here: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (First Nations) people
The numbering of Supplementary tables “Data by region” was be amended from “1-12” to “1-5”. This change was made here: Data