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Older Adult Alcohol Admissions, 2003

The DASIS Report: Older Adult Alcohol Admissions, 2003
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 Highlights:

  • Among older adult admissions to substance abuse treatment reported to SAMHSA's Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS), about half (48%) of those age 50 or older were admitted for abuse of alcohol only.
  • Older adult alcohol-only admissions were less likely than other older adult admissions to be self/individual referrals (37% vs. 45%).

This Short Report, The DASIS Report: Older Adult Alcohol Admissions, 2003, 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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