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Distance to Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities among Those with Alcohol Dependence or Abuse

The DASIS Report:  Distance to Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities among Those with Alcohol Dependence or Abuse

Highlights:

  • Adults with alcohol dependence or abuse in the United Stated lived an average of 3.2 miles from a substance abuse treatment facility in the year 2000.

  • More than 100,000 adults with alcohol dependence or abuse nationwide lived more than 30 miles from a substance abuse treatment facility.

  • Treatment tended to be more geographically accessible in the Northeast and West compared with the Midwest and South.

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This Short Report, The DASIS Report:  Distance to Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities among Those with Alcohol Dependence or Abuse, 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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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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