Alcohol, tobacco & other drugs in Australia

In 2020, benzodiazepines continued to be the largest contributor to drug-induced deaths. AIHW analysis of the National Mortality database, 2020 Alcohol was the principal drug of concern in 37% of treatment episodes provided for clients’ own drug use in 2020–21. Alcohol and other drug treatment services 2020–21 In 2018, tobacco use contributed to the highest portion of the total health gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, accounting for 20% of the gap. Australian Burden of Disease Study: impact and causes of illness and death in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2018 – summary report The estimated social cost of alcohol use in Australia was $66.8 billion in 2017–2018. Examining the Social and Economic Costs of Alcohol Use in Australia: 2017/18 The median age of clients who received opioid pharmacotherapy treatment has increased from 38 years in 2011 to 44 in 2021. National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data collection, 2021 In 2020–21, 1 in 10 adults were current daily smokers (11%), and men were more likely to be daily smokers than women. Pandemic insights into Australian smokers, 2020-21 Pause