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Year

Total mental and behavioural disorders due to Psychoactive substance use OR intentional overdose.

Admitted patients only (emergency department presentations are not included)

2001-02 Pubic & Private Hospitals

1450

2002-03 Public & Private Hospitals

1345

2003-04 Public & Private Hospitals

1697

2004-05 Public & Private Hospitals

1992

2005-06 Public hospitals only to 31.05.06

1794

Total

8278

Source: ACT Health Information Management Branch

(5) Deaths in the ACT because of a drug related incident in (a) 2001-02, (b) 2002-03, (c) 2003-04, (d) 2004-05 and 2005-06 to date.

Year

Drug related death notifications in the ACT

(Drugs including Alcohol and Pharmaceuticals)

2001-02

31

2002-03

27

2003-04

24

2004-05

24

2005-06

6

Total

119

Source: National Coroners Information System

Note: some cases identified in the above table are still open on the National Coroners Information System, and as such, numbers may change over time. In addition, the 2005-06 data (to 30 June 2006) is incomplete and hence the total number is likely to increase once all data has been included.


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