The
NSDUH Report: State Estimates of Persons Needing But Not
Receiving Substance Abuse Treatment
Highlights
- SAMHSA's
2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that 2.7% of persons
aged 12 or older nationwide needed but did not receive treatment for
an illicit drug problem and 7.3% needed but did not receive treatment
for an alcohol problem.
- The
States with the highest rates of indviduals needing but not receiving
substance abuse treatment were mainly in the West. The States with the
highest rates of individuals needing but not receiving alcohol treatment
were mainly in the Midwest and West.
Reports on Alcohol
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on Other Drugs
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Topics
This Short
Report, The
NSDUH Report: State Estimates of Persons Needing But Not
Receiving Substance Abuse Treatment, is based on SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug
Use and Health conducted by the Office of Applied
Studies (OAS) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA). SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)
is the primary source of information on the prevalence, patterns, and
consequences of drug and alcohol use and abuse and for selected mental health measures in the general U.S. civilian non institutionalized population, age 12 and older.
SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health also provides estimates
for drug use and for selected mental health measures by State.
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