ALCOHOL has again outstripped illicit drugs like heroin and ice as the number one reason for admissions at a major Australian rehab service.
Problem drinking topped Odyssey House's 2009 admission list, because 26 per cent of those seeking care over the year named it as their "principal drug of concern".
It was fractionally down from the 29 per cent of Odyssey House admissions last year, and 28 per cent in 2007, but it still headed the list for the third year running.
Alcohol has done so since 2007 - when Odyssey House's drinking-related admissions exceeded those for illicit drugs for the first time in 30 years.
Problem drinking topped Odyssey House's 2009 admission list, because 26 per cent of those seeking care over the year named it as their "principal drug of concern".
It was fractionally down from the 29 per cent of Odyssey House admissions last year, and 28 per cent in 2007, but it still headed the list for the third year running.
Alcohol has done so since 2007 - when Odyssey House's drinking-related admissions exceeded those for illicit drugs for the first time in 30 years.
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