Table 42 shows the age distribution of the courses of treatment delivered to the Barwon South Western region, selected PCPs and LGAs, and Victoria where psycho-stimulants were identified as the primary drug of concern.

This tables shows:

· Around two thirds of courses of treatment with psycho-stimulants as a primary drug were delivered to persons aged between 20 and 34 years, for Barwon PCP, the region and the state.

· The age distribution for courses of treatment with psycho-stimulants as a primary drug was similar across the locations shown.



Table 43 shows the sex distribution for courses of treatment delivered to the Barwon South Western region, PCPs, selected LGAs and Victoria where psycho-stimulants were the primary drug of concern.

This table shows:

· Two thirds of courses of treatment with psycho-stimulants as a primary drug were delivered to males across the state of Victoria.

· Although the sex distribution in the city of Warrnambool was the same as the whole state, all other areas shown and the Barwon South Western region have a greater proportion of males receiving treatment for psycho-stimulants compared with the state.



Table 44 shows the courses of treatment delivered to residents of the Barwon South Western region, PCPs, constituent LGAs and Victoria by service type delivered.

This table shows:

· Counselling was the most common service type across the state, the region and most areas shown. Withdrawal15 was the next most common service type.

· In the Southern Grampians-Glenelg PCP, ‘other withdrawal’ was the most common service type, followed by outreach and brokerage, which were all more common than counselling. This pattern contrasted with other PCPs, the region and the state.

· The distribution of types of treatments was mainly similar between the region and the state, except that ‘other withdrawal’ was more common in the Barwon South Western region (26 per cent) and counselling was more common across the state (42 per cent)

· The shires of Colac-Otway, Corangamite, Moyne, the borough of Queenscliffe the city of Warrnambool, and the South West PCP showed higher proportions of counselling courses of treatment than the region overall. Whereas, the Southern Grampians PCP, the shires of Glenelg and the Southern Grampians showed lower proportions of counselling courses of treatment than the region overall.

· The Barwon PCP, city of Greater Geelong and the borough of Queenscliffe showed higher proportions of residential withdrawal courses of treatment than the region overall. Whereas the South West PCP, the shires of Corangamite and Moyne, the city of Warrnambool and the Southern Grampians-Glenelg PCP constituent LGAs showed lower proportions of residential withdrawal courses of treatment than the region overall.

· The shires of Surf Coast and the LGAs of the Southern Grampians-Glenelg PCP showed higher proportions of other withdrawal courses of treatment than the region overall. Whereas, the Barwon PCP and the shire of Colac-Otway showed lower proportions of ‘other withdrawal’ courses of treatment than the region overall.

· Only the shire of Colac-Otway showed higher proportions of outreach courses of treatment than the region overall. Whereas the borough of Queenscliffe, the shires of the Surf Coast, Moyne, the Southern Grampians-Glenelg PCP, and the shire of Glenelg showed lower proportions of outreach courses of treatment than the region overall.

· The shires of Corangamite and Southern Grampians and the Southern Grampians - Glenelg PCP showed higher proportions of brokerage courses of treatment than the region overall. Whereas, the borough of Queenscliffe, South West PCP and the city of Warrnambool showed lower proportions of brokerage courses of treatment than the region overall.

· Low proportions of courses of treatment were delivered for aboriginal clients, residential rehabilitation and supported accommodation, with none delivered for pharmacotherapies.