Client—method of drug use (principal drug of concern), code N

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Method of use for principal drug of concern
METEOR identifier:	270111
Registration status:	Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018
Definition:	The client's self-reported usual method of administering the principal drug of concern, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:	Client—method of drug use (principal drug of concern)
Value Domain:	Method of drug use code N

Value domain attributes
Representational attributes
Representation class:	Code
Data type:	Number
Format:	N
Maximum character length:	1
	Value	Meaning
Permissible values:	1	Ingests
	2	Smokes
	3	Injects
	4	Sniffs (powder)
	5	Inhales (vapour)
	6	Other
Supplementary values:	9	Not stated/inadequately described

Data element attributes
Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	CODE 1 Refers to eating or drinking as the method of administering the principal drug of concern.
Collection methods:	Collect only for principal drug of concern. To be collected on commencement of treatment with a service.
Comments:	Identification of drug use methods is important for minimising specific harms associated with drug use, and is consequently of value for informing treatment approaches.
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Intergovernmental Committee on Drugs National Minimum Data Set Working Group
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Has been superseded by Client—method of drug use (principal drug of concern), code N Health, Standard 12/12/2018 Is re-engineered from Method of use for principal drug of concern, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (14.7 KB) No registration status
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes +	Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS Health, Superseded 21/03/2006 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2005 Implementation end date: 30/06/2006 Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS Health, Superseded 23/10/2006 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2006 Implementation end date: 30/06/2007 Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2007-08 Health, Superseded 05/02/2008 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2007 Implementation end date: 30/06/2008 Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2008-10 Health, Superseded 22/12/2009 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2008 Implementation end date: 30/06/2010 Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2010-11 Health, Superseded 24/12/2010 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2010 Implementation end date: 30/06/2011 Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2011-12 Health, Superseded 07/12/2011 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2011 Implementation end date: 30/06/2012 Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2012-13 Health, Superseded 07/02/2013 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2012 Implementation end date: 30/06/2013 Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2013-15 Health, Superseded 13/11/2014 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2013 Implementation end date: 30/06/2015 Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2015-18 Health, Superseded 06/09/2018 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2015 Implementation end date: 30/06/2018 Conditional obligation: This metadata item should only be collected for clients whose treatment episode is related to their own alcohol and other drug use. Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2018-19 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2018 Implementation end date: 30/06/2019 Conditional obligation: This metadata item should only be collected for clients whose treatment episode is related to their own alcohol and other drug use.