APY LANDS, DRUG AND ALCOHOL SERVICES

481 Mr MARSHALL (Norwood—Leader of the Opposition) (4 December 2012).

1. How much funding has the South Australian government provided to Drug and Alcohol Services SA (DASSA) to operate a mobile outreach service on the APY Lands during 2011-12, and how much government funding has been allocated to this service in 2012-13?

2. How many persons were formally referred to DASSA's APY service between 1 January 2012 and 31 October 2012 and of these, how many were subsequently formally registered as DASSA clients and in each case, what was the principal drug of concern?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health and Ageing, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for Defence Industries, Minister for Veterans' Affairs): I understand:

1. In 2011-12, the South Australian Government allocated $700,000 for the operation of a mobile outreach service by Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands. The budget for 2012-13 is also $700,000.

2. The preliminary data for the period 1 January, 2012, to 31 October, 2012, shows that the mobile outreach service received 56 formal referrals relating to 53 clients. Of the referrals, 30 have formally been registered as clients. The drugs of concern at referral for the period were:

Alcohol—37

Cannabis—13

Tobacco—2

Petrol/solvents—3

More than one principal drug—1