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National opioid pharmacotherapy statistics annual data (NOPSAD) 2017
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Drug abuse treatment
Drug use
Australia
Description
On a snapshot day in 2017, almost 50,000 clients received pharmacotherapy treatment for their opioid dependence at 2,732 dosing points around Australia.
As in previous years, methadone was the most common pharmacotherapy drug, with around two-thirds (60%) of clients treated with this drug.
There were 3,074 prescribers of opioid pharmacotherapy drugs, an increase of 3% from 2016.
Publication Details
Copyright:
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018
License type:
CC BY
Access Rights Type:
open
Post date:
9 Apr 2018
