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The OAS Report - -A Day in the Life of American Adolescents: Substance Use Facts Update
Highlights: This report uses multiple data sources to look at how many adolescents aged 12 to 17 engaged in a variety of substance abuse activities, including consuming alcohol, smoking cigarettes, receiving substance abuse treatment, and being seen in a hospital emergency department for a drug or alcohol related problem. Other OAS publications and services This Short , The OAS Report - -A Day in the Life of American Adolescents: Substance Use Facts Update, is based on SAMHSA's Drug and Alcohol Services Information System (DASIS), conducted by SAMHSA's Office of Applied Studies (OAS) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health is the primary source of information on the prevalence, patterns, and consequences of drug and alcohol use and abuse 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 by State. |
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SAMHSA, an agency in the Department of Health and Human Services, is the Federal Government's lead agency for improving the quality and availability of substance abuse prevention, addiction treatment, and mental health services in the United States.
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