This data details the estimated prevalence of recent and lifetime non-medical use of tranquillisers by Victorian women and secondary school students. Data includes the number of drug-related hospitalisations for Benzodiazepines. The percentage of women making prescription drug related calls to DirectLine help line is reported, separating the calls women make concerning others and the calls made by women for their own alcohol use  Further Info

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http://www.health.vic.gov.au/drugservices/pubs/drugstats.htm

The supplementary data tables within this report show the median age of Victorian women undergoing treatment with drug treatment agencies for a drug problem where Benzodiazepine is the principal drug of concern. The data also includes the percentage of women seeking treatment and the main treatment type such as withdrawal management, counselling or rehabilitation.  Further Info

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http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/index.cfm/title/10439

The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH) includes the percentage of Australian women aged 28-33 who have tried tranquilisers for non-medical use, their usage within the previous 12 months and their age when first tried. Data is reported by metropolitan, rural and remote regions.  Further Info

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http://www.alswh.org.au/surveys.html