The
DASIS Report: Characteristics of Young Adult (Aged 18-25) and
Youth (Aged 12-17) Admissions, 2004
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has the data table used to construct each figure)
Highlights:
- The
criminal justice system was the principal source of referral to treatment
for 47% of young adult admissions compared to 52% of youth admissions
to substance abuse treatment.
- About
48% of all TEDS substance abuse treatment admissions in 2004 were
in the 28 States that provided data on a psychiatric problem in addition
to an alcohol or drug problem for their treatment admissions. Based
on this TEDS supplemental data set, 17% of young adults had a psychiatric
problem in addition to substance abuse compared with 20% of the youth
admissions for substance abuse treatment.
Reports
on youth
Other
reports on treatment
Other
OAS publications and services
This Short
Report, The DASIS Report: Characteristics
of Young Adult (Aged 18-25) and Youth (Aged 12-17) Admissions, 2004,
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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