The
DASIS Report: Variations in Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities
by Number of Clients
Highlights
- SAMHSA's National Survey of
Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS) annual survey examined facilities
by client size, that is, the number of clients treated on a typical day in hospital
and residential facilities and enrolled in treatment on a typical day in outpatient
facilities.
- Larger
substance abuse treatment facilities reported providing more types of services
than smaller facilities. Very large facilities with an average of 346 clients
(a range of 185 to 3,000 clients) were more likely to provide treatment in languages
other than English (53 percent), methadone/LAAM treatment (38 percent), HIV testing
(51 percent), hepatitis testing (43 percent), testing for sexually transmitted
diseases (40 percent), pharmacotherapy (59 percent), transitional housing assistance
(35 percent), programs for persons with AIDS/HIV (37 percent), and programs for
pregnant/postpartum women (34 percent).
- Public
funds were received by 51 percent of very small substance abuse treatment facilities
(averaging 7 clients), 62 percent of small facilities (averaging 19 clients),
63 percent of medium sized facilities (averaging 36 clients), 70 percent of large
facilities (averaging 71 clients), and 74 percent of very large facilities (averaging
242 clients).
- Most
of the substance abuse treatment facilities providing only detoxification services
were very small or small. Small or very small facilities tended to be residential
facilities or hospital inpatient facilities, typically substance abuse treatment
units within a general or psychiatric hospital.
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This Short
Report, The DASIS Report: Variations
in Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities by Number of Clients,
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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