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Characteristics of admissions to residential drug treatment agencies in New South Wales, 1988‐92: II. Alcohol problems
Author(s) -
KELAHER MARGARET,
DARKE SHANE,
HALL WAYNE,
FLAHERTY BRUCE
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
drug and alcohol review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.018
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1465-3362
pISSN - 0959-5236
DOI - 10.1080/09595239600185781
Subject(s) - drug , alcohol , environmental health , psychiatry , medicine , psychology , demography , sociology , chemistry , biochemistry
The Clients at Residential Agencies (CARA) database of the New South Wales Drug and Alcohol Directorate was analysed for trends in admissions of clients with alcohol problems over the years 1988‐92. There were no changes in the mean age and sex ratio of admissions, with the treatment population in all years predominantly males in their mid‐thirties. There was a decrease in the proportion of clients who were employed full‐time (25.1–16.4%), and an increase in admissions with criminal histories (45.7–59.3%). More than half of admissions in all years had alcohol problems of greater then 10 years' standing. The percentage of people who had never been in treatment before decreased from 44.4% in 1988 to 18.7% in 1992.