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Alcohol and Drug Services Study (ADSS) Cost Study

 

The DASIS Report: Alcohol and Drug Services Study (ADSS) Cost Study 

 Highlights:

  • SAMHSA's Alcohol and Drug Services Study (ADSS) provides national estimates for cost, revenue, counseling activities, and staffing. The ADSS Cost Study was the first study of treatment costs with validated cost data from a nationally representative sample of substance abuse treatment facilities.
  • The mean cost per admission was highest for outpatient methadone treatment ($7,415) and lowest for outpatient treatment (without methadone) $1,433).
  • Non-hospital residential care had the highest mean cost per enrolled client day ($76.13).
  • The average cost per outpatient visit for outpatient methadone treatment was $17.78 compared with $26.72 per visit for outpatient treatment without methadone.

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This Short Report, The DASIS Report: Alcohol and Drug Services Study (ADSS) Cost Study , 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).  

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