Alcohol, tobacco & other drugs in Australia

Web report

Last updated: 23 Apr 2024

Topic: Alcohol

AIHW

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2024) Alcohol, tobacco & other drugs in Australia, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 28 April 2024.

APA

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2024). Alcohol, tobacco & other drugs in Australia. Retrieved from https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/alcohol/alcohol-tobacco-other-drugs-australia

MLA

Alcohol, tobacco & other drugs in Australia. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 23 April 2024, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/alcohol/alcohol-tobacco-other-drugs-australia

Vancouver

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Alcohol, tobacco & other drugs in Australia [Internet]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2024 [cited 2024 Apr. 28]. Available from: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/alcohol/alcohol-tobacco-other-drugs-australia

Harvard

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2024, Alcohol, tobacco & other drugs in Australia, viewed 28 April 2024, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/alcohol/alcohol-tobacco-other-drugs-australia

Notes

Latest data update

23 April 2024

Table updates 1: Impacts of COVID-19
Title of page updated	Data sources

Table updates 2: Data by region
Title of page updated	Data sources
Tobacco	National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2022–2023
Alcohol consumption	National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2022–2023
Illicit drug use	National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2022–2023
Prescription drug dispensing
Alcohol and other drug-related ambulance attendances	AIHW analysis of the National Ambulance Surveillance System for Alcohol and Other Drug Misuse and Overdose, Turning Point
Drug-induced deaths	AIHW analysis of the National Mortality Database
International comparisons

Table updates 3: Harm minimisation
Title of page updated	Data sources
Demand reduction: Demand reduction	National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2022–2023
Supply reduction: Wastewater analysis	National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program, Report 21
Harm reduction: Community support for harm reduction measures	National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2022–2023

Table updates 4: Impacts
Title of page updated	Data sources
Health impacts: Drug-induced deaths, Injury and hospitalisation, Mental health conditions, Pregnancy complications, Injection-related harms	AIHW analysis of the National Mortality Database National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2022–2023
Social impacts: Risky behaviours and criminal activity, Driving under the influence of alcohol and other drugs, Family, domestic and sexual violence	National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2022–2023
Economic impacts

Table updates 5: Drug types
Title of page updated	Data sources
Tobacco and e-cigarettes: Consumption, Harms, Electronic cigarettes (vapes) Treatment, Policy context	2022 National Health Survey, ABS Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia: early insights National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2022–2023 National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program, Report 21
Alcohol: Harms, Consumption, Harms, Treatment, Policy context	AIHW analysis of the National Mortality Database 2022 National Health Survey, ABS Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia: early insights National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2022–2023 National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program, Report 21
Cannabis: Availability, Consumption, Harms, Treatment, Policy context	AIHW analysis of the National Mortality Database Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia: early insights Trends in cannabis availability, use, and treatment in Australia, 2013–14 to 2021–22, Cannabis treatment National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2022–2023 National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program, Report 21
Meth/amphetamine and other stimulants: Consumption, Harms, Treatment, Policy context	AIHW analysis of the National Mortality Database Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia: early insights National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2022–2023 National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program, Report 21
Pharmaceuticals: Consumption, At-risk groups, Harms, Treatment	AIHW analysis of the National Mortality Database Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia: early insights National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2022–2023 National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program, Report 21
Illicit opioids, including heroin: Consumption, Harms, Treatment	AIHW analysis of the National Mortality Database Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia: early insights National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2022–2023 National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program, Report 21
New (and emerging) psychoactive substances: Consumption	National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2022–2023 National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program, Report 21

Table updates6: Priority populations
Title of page updated	Data sources
First Nations people: Alcohol consumption, Illicit drugs, Treatment	Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia: early insights National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2022–2023
Older people: Tobacco smoking, Alcohol consumption, Illicit drugs, Health and harms, Treatment	AIHW analysis of the National Mortality Database Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia: early insights National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2022–2023
People from culturally and linguistically diverse populations: Tobacco smoking, Alcohol consumption	National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2022–2023
People in contact with the criminal justice system: Police, Courts, Tobacco smoking	ABS Recorded Crime – Offenders 2022-23 ABS Criminal Courts, Australia 2022-23 National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2022–2023
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, or queer people: Tobacco smoking, Alcohol consumption, Illicit drugs	National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2022–2023
People with mental health conditions: Tobacco smoking, Alcohol consumption, Illicit drugs	National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2022–2023
Younger people: Tobacco and e-cigarettes, Alcohol consumption, Illicit drugs, Health and harms, Treatment	ASSAD 2022-2023: Australian secondary school students’ use of alcohol and other substances ASSAD 2022-2023: Australian secondary school students’ use of tobacco and e-cigarettes AIHW analysis of the National Mortality Database Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia: early insights National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2022–2023
People who inject drugs: Prevalence of drug injection, Policy context	National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2022–2023