Table 3 Substance use characteristics of clients attending an Aboriginal alcohol and other drug residential rehabilitation service in New South Wales (NSW), Australia (1 January 2011–31 December 2016)
Substance use characteristics | Study sites (N = 2104) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Namatjira Havena n = 349 | The Glen Centreb n = 703 | Weigelli n = 589 | Orana Havenc n = 51 | Oolong House n = 344 | Maayu Mali n = 68 | |
Principal substance of concern (%) | % | |||||
 Alcohol | 66 | 36 | 29 | 16 | 48 | 41 |
 Cannabis | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 16 |
 Amphetamines | 18 | 45 | 41 | 63 | 32 | 39 |
 Opioids | 13 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
 Other | – | 4 | 7 | – | 3 | 1 |
Secondary substance of concern (%) | ||||||
 Alcohol | 7 | – | 34 | – | – | – |
 Amphetamines | 34 | – | 27 | – | – | – |
 Opioids | 5 | – | 11 | – | – | – |
 Cannabis | 53 | – | 26 | – | – | – |
 Other | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – |
Smoking status (%) | ||||||
 Smoker (in the last 12 months) | 56 | 82 | 84 | 81 | – | – |
 Non-smoker (in the last 12 months) | 37 | 18 | 6 | 19 | – | – |
 Not stated | 7 | – | 10 | – | – | – |
Alcohol use risk: 10-item AUDIT (%) | ||||||
 Low risk (doug0–7) | 20 | – | – | – | – | – |
 Moderate risk (8–15) | 10 | – | – | – | – | – |
 High risk (16–19) | 11 | – | – | – | – | – |
 Dependent (20 +) | 59 | – | – | – | – | – |
Drug use risk: 10-item DUDIT (%) | ||||||
 Low risk (score 0–24) | 12 | – | – | – | – | – |
 High risk (score > 25) | 88 | – | – | – | – | – |
Severity of dependence (%) (Indigenous Risk Impact Screen—IRIS) | ||||||
 At risk (score 10+) | 98 | – | – | – | – | – |
(Severity of Dependence Scale—SDS) | ||||||
 Low (score 0–3) | – | 4 | 10 | – | – | – |
 Mild (score 4–6) | – | 13 | 25 | – | – | – |
 Moderate (score 7–9) | – | 28 | 28 | – | – | – |
 Substantial (score 10–12) | – | 35 | 21 | – | – | – |
 Severe (score 13–15) | – | 20 | 16 | – | – | – |