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Admissions with Co-Occurring Disorders:   1995 and 2001
The DASIS Report:  Admissions with Co-Occurring Disorders,  1995 and 2001

Highlights:

  • Between 1995 and 2001, the proportion of substance abuse treatment admissions with co-occurring substance abuse and psychiatric disorders reported to SAMHSA's Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) increased from 12% to 16%. Persons admitted for treatment with both psychiatric and substance abuse disorders are said to have "co-occurring disorders." Other terms for this are "comorbidity and "dual diagnosis."

  • The proportion of females among admissions with co-occurring disorders increased from 38% to 44% between 1995 and 2001. In contrast the proportion of females remained stable at about 30% among all other admissions.

  • Between 1995 and 2001, the proportion of admissions reporting alcohol as the primary substance of abuse decreased for both admissions with co-occurring disorders (from 51% to 45%) and all other admissions (from 45% to 38%).

  • Primary use of opiates increased for admissions with co-occurring disorders (from 13% to 21%) while remaining stable for all other admissions at 25%.

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This Short Report, The DASIS Report:  Admissions with Co-Occurring Disorders,  1995 and 2001, 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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