Leigh A. Henderson, PhD¹, Christian Evans, MA MDiv¹, Lev S. Sverdlov, MD PhD¹, and Deborah Trunzo². (1) Synectics for Management Decisions, Inc., 1901 North Moore St.reet, Suite 900, Arlington, VA 22209, 703 807 2387, christian@smdi.com, (2) Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Suite 16-105, Rockville, MD 20857

This paper describes substance abuse treatment admissions in the United States using the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). TEDS is an annual compilation of the 1.6 million annual admissions to publicly funded substance abuse treatment facilities.

The paper will present a distribution of admissions by their major demographic, social and clinical characteristics, including sex, age, race/ethnicity, and primary substance problem.

From 1992 to 2001, the annual number of substance abuse treatment admissions increased from 1.5 million to 1.7 million. The changes in demographic, social, and clinical characteristics of the admission will be reported as well as changes in the prevalence of most common substances, i.e., cocaine, heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamines/amphetamines, as reflected in the annual number of admissions over this period. The changes in geographical patterns of the distribution of major substances of abuse across the United States, as reflected in annual admissions to substance abuse treatment, will be demonstrated.

The paper will discuss the major trends in substance abuse treatment admissions in the United States.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify TEDS as a comprehensive source of information about substance abuse treatment admissions in the United States.
• Describe the demographic, social, and clinical characteristics of admission to publicly funded substance abuse treatment facilities in the United States.
• Discuss major trends in social, demographic and clinical characteristics of substance abuse treatment admissions in the United States during 1992-2001.

Keywords: Substance Abuse Treatment, Epidemiology

Related Web page: www.DrugAbuseStatistics.samhsa.gov

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: Substance Abuse Services and Mental Health Administration
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.