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Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) Report Definitions

The TEDS Report - -  TEDS Report Definitions

Highlights

  • SAMHSA's Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) is a major national data collection system from SAMHSA's Office of Applied Studies that produces an annual report of the demographic characteristics and substance abuse problems of admissions to substance abuse treatment facilities. In addition, trend data are provided for monitoring changing patterns in substance abuse treatment admissions and discharges.
  • TEDS produces data on both admissions and discharges from substance abuse treatment facilities that report to individual State administrative data systems. In general, facilities reporting TEDS data are those that receive State alcohol and/or drug agency funds (including Federal Block Grant funds) for the provision of alcohol and/or drug treatment services.
  • TEDS provides data on about 1.8 million admissions annually and has been useful to people involved in substance abuse treatment resource allocation and program planning.
  • This report provides the definitions for terms used in TEDS reports for the following topics: substances of abuse, treatment service characteristics, referral sources, prior substance abuse treatment, client characteristics, geographic characteristics, and discharge characteristics.

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This Short Report, The TEDS Report - -  TEDS Report Definitions, 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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