Reporting

The National Minimum Data Set (NMDS) provides information on the treatment provided by publicly funded alcohol and other drug treatment agencies in Australia.

Go to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare website.

The National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data (NOPSAD) collects data on a snapshot day in June.

Information is collected on clients receiving opioid pharmacotherapy treatment, the doctors prescribing opioid pharmacotherapy drugs, and the dosing points (such as pharmacies) where clients get medication.

Go to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare website.

The Australian Secondary Students’ Alcohol and Drug Survey is conducted every three years and assesses use of tobacco, alcohol, over-the-counter medications and illicit substances from approximately 25,000 secondary students aged between 12 and 17.

Go to the Australian Government's National Drug Strategy website.

Each year, the Department of Health in collaboration with the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at the University of New South Wales, conducts the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS) survey, and the Ecstasy Drug Reporting System (EDRS) survey for the NT.

National and Jurisdictional reports are available from the NDARC website.

Conducted every three years, the National Drug Strategy Household Survey (NDSHS) collects information on alcohol and tobacco consumption, and illicit drug use among the general population in Australia.

It also surveys people’s attitudes and perceptions relating to tobacco, alcohol and other drug use.

Go to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare website.