This report details the patterns of drug use and drug use-related harm for Victorian women.  Drugs include; alcohol, amphetamines and other stimulants, benzodiazepines and other minor tranquillisers, cannabis, hallucinogens, heroin and opiates, inhalants, and steroids.  Data includes an overview of drug use and frequency, drug-related hospitalisations and bed days, deaths, and drug related crime by drug type.  The percentage of women making drug-identified calls to DirectLine help line is reported, separating the calls women made concerning others and the calls made by women for their own drug use.  Further Info

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

The National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data (NOPSAD) collection provides national data on women being treated with medication (pharmacotherapy) for their dependence on opioid drugs such as heroin. It also provides statistics on those prescribing the medication and where it was dispensed. The data are based on a ‘snapshot’ period—usually a day—in June 2011. Snapshot data provide a glimpse of pharmacotherapy treatment activity on a specified day, but do not capture the total estimated activity for any given year. However, snapshot data are considered to be a good representation of the total client base.  Further Info

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http://www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=10737422012

Carried out by Ipsos - Eureka and the Victoria Police, this research presents quantitative and qualitative survey analysis of the effectiveness of RBT and RDT. Quantitative sex disaggregated data is provided for the incidence of self-reported use of drugs and alcohol while driving, avoidance strategies employed to evade police interception and the deterrence value of various strategies.  Further Info

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http://www.ndlerf.gov.au/pub/Monograph_41.pdf

This data details the patterns of alcohol use of Victorian women since 1998 including the estimated risk of short-term and long-term alcohol related harm for 14-17 year olds, 18-24 year olds and all Victorian women 18 years and over. The proportion of women by drinking status (daily, weekly, less than weekly, ex-drinker and never a full serve of alcohol) is given. Data also includes; the type of alcoholic drinks usually consumed by 16-24 years olds, the estimated alcohol-related inpatient hospitalisations, number of bed days, number of deaths and years of life lost for Victorian women by age group. The percentage of women making alcohol related drug-identified calls to DirectLine help line is reported, separating the calls women made concerning others and the calls made by women for their own alcohol use.  Further Info

Take me to the external Data Source

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

Carried out by Ipsos - Eureka and the Victoria Police, this research presents quantitative and qualitative survey analysis of the effectiveness of RBT and RDT. Quantitative sex disaggregated data is provided for the incidence of self-reported use of drugs and alcohol while driving, avoidance strategies employed to evade police interception and the deterrence value of various strategies.  Further Info

Take me to the external Data Source

http://www.ndlerf.gov.au/pub/Monograph_41.pdf