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Highlights: In the most recent survey of substance abuse treatment facilities in 2007, those facilities operated by the Veterans Administration were more likely than other facilities to offer: specially designed programs for clients with co-occurring psychological and substance abuse problems (60 vs. 39 percent); testing services including HIV testing (92 vs. 29 percent), TB screening (91 vs. 34 percent), hepatitis B or C screening (91 vs. 22 percent), and STD testing (89 vs. 20 percent); and, mental health services (93 vs. 54 percent) and HIV/AIDS education, counseling, or support (86 vs. 56 percent).
Other OAS publications and services This Short , The N-SSATS Report - -Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities Operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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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