Table 1 AOD staff characteristics
Characteristic | Numbera | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Female | 322 | 70 |
Male | 138 | 30 |
Age in years (mean, SD) | 45 (12) | |
Role | ||
Manager | 81 | 16 |
Nurse | 126 | 25 |
Caseworker | 91 | 18 |
Counsellor | 57 | 11 |
Administration | 48 | 9.6 |
Psychologist | 20 | 4 |
Social worker | 18 | 3.6 |
Medical Practitioner (specialist/generalist) | 15 | 3 |
Health Educator | 14 | 2.8 |
Researcher | 7 | 1.4 |
Volunteer | 4 | 0.8 |
Pharmacist | 2 | 0.4 |
Other | 13 | 2.6 |
Smoking status | ||
Ex-smoker | 188 | 43 |
Non-smoker | 142 | 32 |
Daily/Occasional smoker | 108 | 25 |
Employment status | ||
Full-time | 307 | 62 |
Part-time | 155 | 32 |
Casual | 26 | 5.3 |
Volunteer | 3 | 0.6 |
Highest work qualification | ||
School certificate/Higher school certificate | 18 | 5 |
TAFEb certificate/diploma | 118 | 32 |
University undergraduate/postgraduate degree | 233 | 63 |
Number of years at organisation | ||
< 1 year | 62 | 13 |
1–3 years | 127 | 26 |
4–6 years | 106 | 22 |
7–9 years | 66 | 14 |
≥ 10 years | 127 | 26 |
Number of years in the AOD field | ||
< 1 year | 39 | 8 |
1–3 years | 101 | 21 |
4–6 years | 88 | 18 |
7–9 years | 66 | 14 |
≥ 10 years | 193 | 40 |
Substances addressed by service | ||
Heroin and other opioids | 405 | 82 |
Alcohol | 405 | 82 |
Cannabis | 388 | 79 |
Psychostimulants incl. Amphetamines | 386 | 78 |
Benzodiazepines incl. Other Sedatives | 332 | 67 |
Any other illegal drug | 274 | 56 |
Any other injectable drug | 261 | 53 |
New and emerging substances incl. stimulant-like | 241 | 49 |
substance, cannabis-like substance, hallucinogen-like | ||
substance | ||