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Newsbrief:
More
than
One
Million
in
Drug
Treatment
in
US,
SAMHSA
Says
8/9/02
The Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) reported on July 31 that on any
given day approximately a million people in the US are undergoing drug
or alcohol treatment. The findings are based on the 2000 National
Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services, which SAMSHA released at
the same time.
The survey also found that
48% of treatment clients were being treated for both alcohol and drug abuse,
29% were being treated for drugs alone, and 23% were being treated for
alcohol alone. According to the survey, most treatment providers
were nonprofit private facilities (60%), followed by private for profits
(26%) and state or local governments (11%).
Half (50%) of treatment facilities
surveyed offered treatment for dual diagnosis (alcohol and/or drug abuse
and mental illness) clients, and 37% had programs for adolescents.
While SAMSHA provided no
figures on the number of treatment clients who are in programs because
they have been ordered to attend by the criminal courts, the survey noted
that 38% "offered programs for persons in the criminal justice system."
Visit http://www.samhsa.gov
for further information.
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Issue #249, 8/9/02
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