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Frequency of Use among Alcohol-Only Treatment Admissions: 2006
The DASIS Report - -  Frequency of Use among Alcohol-Only Treatment Admissions: 2006
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Highlights:

  • Based on substance abuse treatment admissions in 2006 reported to SAMHSA's Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS), 49% of the alcohol-only treatment admissions reporting daily use were referred to substance abuse treatment by themselves, a family member or a friend.

  • Over half (55%) of alcohol-only treatment admissions reporting less than daily use were referred to treatment by the criminal justice system. 

  • Alcohol-only treatment admissions in 2006 reporting daily use were more likely than those reporting less frequent use to be "not in the labor force" (41% vs. 24%) and less likely to be employed full-time (20% vs. 41%).

  • Among alcohol-only treatment admissions, those reporting daily alcohol use were more likely than those reporting less frequent use to be homeless (26% vs. 9%).

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This Short Report, The DASIS Report - -  Frequency of Use among Alcohol-Only Treatment Admissions: 2006 , 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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