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Of the admissions for whom living arrangement were recorded in SAMHSA's Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) in 2002, 13% (171,400) were homeless at the time of admission. Females comprised 20% of the homeless admissions. Compared with all female admissions, the service setting for women who were homeless at time of substance abuse treatment admission was more likely to be detoxification (42% vs. 19%) or residential/rehabilitation (26% vs. 18%) and less likely to be ambulatory settings (32% vs. 63%). Homeless female admissions were more likely than all female admissions to report cocaine/crack (24% vs. 17%) or heroin (21% vs. 16%) as their primary substance of abuse. See The DASIS Report:  Characteristics of Homeless Female Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment, 2002

SAMHSA's Alcohol and Drug Services Study (ADSS) presents the characteristics of clients in treatment based on a representative sample of client treatment episodes. One of the few available national representative sample of clients in treatment, ADSS provides national information on the following:  characteristics of alcohol or drug treatment clients, services received, sources of referrals, reasons for discharge, and expected primary payment source.  Clients in methadone treatment were also included.  See  Alcohol and Drug Services Study (ADSS) Phase II:  Client Record Abstract Report (PDF format, 356 KB)

According to SAMHSA's DAWN data system, drug abuse related emergency department visits involving narcotic analgesics increased 153% in the nation (from 42,857 visits to 108,320 emergency department visits) between 1995 to 2002. The greatest increases during this period occurred for oxycodone (512%), methadone (176%), hydrocodone (159%), and morphine (116%). Dependence was the most frequently mentioned motive underlying drug abuse related emergency department visits involving narcotic analgesics (47%), followed by suicide (22%), psychic effects (15%). See   The DAWN Report:  Narcotic Analgesics, 2002 Update (PDF format)

Most of the substance abuse treatment admissions in 2002 reported to SAMHSA's Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) were either first-time admissions (44%) or had between one and four previous treatment episodes (45%). The remaining 11% had five or more previous treatment episodes. Substance abuse treatment admissions reporting 5 or more prior treatment episodes were more likely than first time admissions to report opiates as their primary substance of abuse (36% vs. 10%).  See The DASIS Report:  Admissions with Five or More Prior Treatment Episodes: 2002

SAMHSA's 2002/2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health provided data on three categories of risk factors for substance use among American Indian or Alaska Native youths: individual/peers, family, and school. American Indian or Alaska Native youths were more likely than other youths to perceive moderate to no risk associated with substance use, to perceive their parents as not strongly disapproving of their substance use, and to believe that all or most of the students in their school get drunk at least once a week.See The NSDUH Report:  Risk & Protective Factors for Substance Use Among American Indian or Alaska Native Youths

The DASIS Report:  Primary Methamphetamine / Amphetamine Treatment Admissions:  1992-2002

SAMHSA's 2003 National Survey on Drug Use & Health estimated that 19.5 million Americans aged 12 or older currently used an illicit drug, 70.8 million currently smoked tobacco, and 119 million currently drank alcohol. Rates of current illicit drug use varied significantly among racial/ethnic groups. The rate of persons aged 12 or older who drove under the influence of alcohol at least once in the year prior to their interview decreased from 14.2% in 2002 to 13.6% in 2003. See 2003 National Survey on Drug Use & Health Full Report;     Highlights

 

The NSDUH Report:  Accessing Data From the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)  formerly called the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

Treatment Data Episode Set (TEDS): 1992-2002  (PDF format)

The DASIS Report: Pregnant Women in Substance Abuse Treatment: 2002

The NSDUH Report:  Underage Drinking in Rural Areas

The NSDUH Report:  Women with Co-Occurring Serious Mental Illness and a Substance Use Disorder

State Estimates of Substance Use from the 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health

The NSDUH Report:  State Estimates of Persons Needing But Not Receiving Substance Abuse Treatment, 2002

Patterns of Mental Health Service Utilization and Substance Use Among Adults, 2000 and 2001

SAMHSA's National Directory of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Programs, 2004 identifies language assistance available by one or more facilities.  The locator lists 52 different American Indian and Alaska Native languages and 78 other languages.  Other languages include Cantonese, Farsi, Hawaiian, Hmong, Korean, Palauan, Swahili, Thai, and Vietnamese.  Hard copies of the National Directory of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Programs are available as well as the web version. See: Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator - - A searchable web file of over 11,000 facilities in the U.S. with maps 

The National Treatment System: Outpatient Methadone Facilities (Alcohol and Drug Services Study [ADSS]) This report provides national estimates for facilities that offer outpatient methadone treatment. It provides facility characteristics as well as information on treatment practices such as methadone dosing level and staffing patterns, and describes the characteristics of clients in treatment.

Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS):  2002 Highlights

N-SSATS Quick Statistics - - State Profiles - - by facility characteristics

National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS), 2002:  Data on Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities

The ADSS Cost Study:  Costs of Substance Abuse Treatment in the Specialty Sector (PDF format, 731 KB)



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