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Treatment Statistics

According to the and By : Admissions to Publicly Funded Mental Health Services Administration’s Substance Abuse Treatment Programs, (SAMHSA’s) National Survey on Drug Use 2008 and Health,1 23.5 million persons aged 12 or older needed treatment for an illicit drug Percentage Substance or or abuse problem in 2009 (9.3 of Drug percent of persons aged 12 or older). Of Admissions** these, only 2.6 million—11.2 percent of those who needed treatment—received it 23.1 Alcohol only at a specialty facility. 18.3 Alcohol + SAMHSA also reports characteristics of another drug admissions and discharges from substance abuse treatment facilities* in its Treatment 17.0 Marijuana Episode Data Set2 (TEDS). According to TEDS, there were 1.8 million admissions in 14.1 Heroin 2008 for treatment of alcohol and drug abuse to facilities that report to State 8.1 Smoked administrative data systems. Most (crack) treatment admissions (41.4 percent) involved alcohol abuse. Heroin and other 6.5 *** accounted for the largest 5.9 Opiates (not percentage of drug-related admissions heroin) **** (20.0 percent), followed by marijuana (17.0 percent). 3.2 Nonsmoked cocaine (e.g., cocaine powder)

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Treatment Statistics • March 2011 • Page 1 Continued 20–24 at 14.4 percent and those 40–44 at Percentage Substance or 12.6 percent. of Drug Admissions** By Age Group: Admissions to Publicly Funded Substance Abuse Treatment 0.1 Programs, 2008

0.1 Percentage of Age Group Admissions** 0.4 Other 14.8 25-29 2.2 None reported 14.4 20-24 About 60 percent of admissions were 12.6 40-44 White, 21 percent were African-American, and 14 percent were Hispanic or Latino. 11.7 35-39 Another 2.3 percent were American Indian or Alaska Native, and 1 percent were 11.5 45-49 Asian/Pacific Islander. 11.3 30-34

By Race: Admissions to Publicly Funded 10.4 50-59 Substance Abuse Treatment Programs, 2008 7.5 12-17

Percentage Race/Ethnicity 4.1 18-19 of Admissions** 1.2 60-64

59.8 White 0.6 65 or older

20.9 African- American Other Information Sources

13.7 Hispanic Origin For other information on treatment trends, visit SAMHSA’s publications ordering page 2.3 American at www.store.samhsa.gov/home or Indian or its Center for Behavioral Health Statistics Alaska Native and Quality site at www.samhsa.gov/about- us/who-we-are/offices-centers/cbhsq. 1.0 Asian/Pacific Islander For information on treatment research findings, visit our Treatment Research 2.3 Other information page at www.drugabuse.gov/related- The age range with the highest proportion topics/treatment. of treatment admissions was the 25–29 group at 14.8 percent, followed by those

Treatment Statistics • March 2011 • Page 2 Data Sources Notes

1. NSDUH (formerly known as the * Includes facilities that are licensed or National Household Survey on Drug certified by the State substance abuse Abuse) is an annual survey of agency to provide substance abuse Americans aged 12 and older treatment. In general, facilities that report conducted by the Substance Abuse data are those that receive State alcohol and Mental Health Services and/or drug agency funds for the provision Administration, Department of Health of alcohol and/or drug treatment services. and Human Services. ** Totals may add up to more or less than 2. Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) 100 percent because of rounding. 1998–2008: National Admissions to *** accounted for 6.1 Substance Abuse Treatment Services percent of admissions, and the remaining is published by the Substance Abuse 0.4 percent were categorized as “Other and Mental Health Services .” Administration, Office of Applied Studies. It contains demographic and **** These drugs include , substance abuse characteristics about , , meperidine, treatment admissions to facilities that , , , , are licensed or certified by State propoxyphene, , and any other substance abuse agencies. drug with morphine-like effects. Nonprescription use of is not included.

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