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Asians and Pacific Islanders in Substance Abuse Treatment, 1999
The DASIS Report: Asians and Pacific Islanders in Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions, 1999

Highlights:

  • Asian and Pacific Islander substance abuse treatment admissions increased by 37 percent between 1994 and 1999.

  • Nearly 19 percent of  Asian and Pacific Islander substance abuse treatment admissions were for stimulant abuse compared with 5 percent in the total treatment population.

  • In 1999, the average age at admission was younger among Asian and Pacific Islander admissions (age 30) than in the total treatment population (age 33).

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This Short Report,  The DASIS Report: Asians and Pacific Islanders in Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions, 1999,  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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