Issue 12, 2006 |
Trends in Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions: 1993 and 2003 |
In Brief |
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The Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) collects data on admissions to substance abuse treatment facilities, primarily those that receive some public funding, and reports them on an annual basis. Between 1993 and 2003, the number of admissions reported increased from 1.62 million to 1.84 million admissions, an increase of almost 14 percent. This report presents trend data on the demographic and substance abuse characteristics of admissions reported to TEDS for 1993 through 2003.
The percentage of admissions reporting primary alcohol abuse decreased from 57 percent in 1993 to 41 percent in 2003. The decrease was larger for admissions that reported alcohol as the only substance of abuse (35 percent in 1993 vs. 22 percent in 2003) than for those that reported alcohol plus a secondary substance of abuse2 (22 percent in 1993 vs. 19 percent in 2003).
Admissions for primary cocaine abuse also decreased, from 17 percent of admissions in 1993 to 14 percent in 2003. The decrease was similar for both smoked cocaine (12 percent in 1993 vs. 10 percent in 2003) and non-smoked cocaine (5 percent in 1993 vs. 4 percent in 2003).
Figure 1. All Admissions, by Primary Substance of Abuse: 1993 and 2003 | |
Figure 1 Table. Percent of All Admissions, by Primary Substance of Abuse: 1993 and 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: 2003 SAMHSA Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). |
Marijuana was the only primary substance for which the proportion of admissions younger than 18 increased between 1993 and 2003. For all other primary substances, the proportion of admissions younger than 18 either decreased or was unchanged.
Figure 2. All Admissions, by Age at Admission: 1993 and 2003 | |
Figure 2 Table. Percent of All Admissions, by Age at Admission: 1993 and 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Source: 2003 SAMHSA Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). |
However, the overall trend in the relative proportions of racial/ethnic groups did not hold true among admissions for primary marijuana abuse and for primary cocaine abuse. Among primary marijuana admissions, there was an increase in the proportion of Black admissions (22 percent in 1993 vs. 29 percent in 2003) and a decrease in the proportion of White admissions (65 percent in 1993 vs. 55 percent in 2003). Among admissions for primary cocaine, the percentage of White admissions increased from 31 percent in 1993 to 39 percent in 2003, while the proportion of Black admissions decreased from 60 to 49 percent during that time period.
Figure 3. All Admissions, by Race/Ethnicity: 1993 and 2003 | |
Figure 3 Table. Percent of All Admissions, by Race/Ethnicity: 1993 and 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: 2003 SAMHSA Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). |
Figure 4. All Admissions, by Referral Source: 1993 and 2003 | |
Figure 4 Table. Percent of All Admissions, by Referral Source: 1993 and 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: 2003 SAMHSA Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). |
The Drug and Alcohol Services Information System (DASIS) is an integrated data system maintained by the Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). One component of DASIS is the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). TEDS is a compilation of data on the demographic characteristics and substance abuse problems of those admitted for substance abuse treatment. The information comes primarily from facilities that receive some public funding. Information on treatment admissions is routinely collected by State administrative systems and then submitted to SAMHSA in a standard format. TEDS records represent admissions rather than individuals, as a person may be admitted to treatment more than once. State admission data are reported to TEDS by the Single State Agencies (SSAs) for substance abuse treatment. There are significant differences among State data collection systems. Sources of State variation include completeness of reporting, facilities reporting TEDS data, clients included, and treatment resources available. See the annual TEDS reports for details. Approximately 1.8 million records are included in TEDS each year. The DASIS Report is prepared by the Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA; Synectics for Management Decisions, Inc., Arlington, Virginia; and by RTI International in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina (RTI International is a trade name of Research Triangle Institute). Information and data for this issue are based on data reported to TEDS through April 11, 2005.
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