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On a snapshot day in 2022, 55,741 clients received pharmacotherapy treatment for their opioid dependence across Australia. There were 3,189 dosing points and 2,982 authorised prescribers of opioid pharmacotherapy drugs nationally.
55,741 clients received opioid pharmacotherapy treatment on a given day across Australia in 2022
There were 3,189 opioid pharmacotherapy dosing sites where clients receive treatment in Australia
There were 2,982 authorised opioid pharmacotherapy prescribers
Around 2 in 3 (67%) opioid pharmacotherapy clients were male
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