The DASIS Report: Treatment
Admissions Involving Narcotic Painkillers Highlights:
- In SAMHSA's Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS),
the number of treatment admissions in which narcotic painkillers were involved
was relatively stable between 1992 and 1997 but doubled between 1992 and 2000.
In 1992, the treatment admission rate for narcotic painkiller abuse was 13 admissions
per 100,000 persons aged 12 or older. By 2000, it had increased to 27 admissions
per 100,000.
- In 1992, five States
had an admission rate for narcotic painkillers of at least 24 per 100,000 persons
age 12 or older. By 2000, 21 States had an admission rate for narcotic painkillers
of at least 24 per 100,000 persons age 12 or older.
- The
major change between 1997 and 2000 was the substantial increase in the proportion
of new users of narcotic painkillers (those entering treatment within 3 years
of beginning use).
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Data on Specific Drugs Reports on Substance
Abuse Treatment Other Topics Other
OAS Publications and Services This Short Report, The
DASIS Report: Treatment Admissions Involving Narcotic Painkillers.
is based on the Drug and Alcohol Services Information
System (DASIS), the primary source of national data on substance abuse
treatment. DASIS is conducted by the Office of Applied Studies (OAS) in
the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Click
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