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Older Adults in Substance Abuse Treatment: Trends

 

The DASIS Report: Older Adults in Substance Abuse Treatment 1995-2002 trends

 Highlights:

  • Trends in the substance abuse treatment admissions of adults age 55 or older reported to SAMHSA's Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) show an increase of 32% in the number of older adult admissions between 1995 to 2002.
  • Alcohol was the most frequently reported primary substance of abuse among older adults for each of these years. Primary alcohol admissions among older adults increased 19% for men and 24% for women: from 33,100 men and 7,000 women in 1995 to 39,300 men and 8,700 women in 2002.
  • Primary drug admissions among older adults increased 106% for men and 119% for women: from 6,200 men and 1,600 women in 1995 to 12,800 men and 3,500 women in 2002.
  • Substance abuse treatment admissions rates among older adults tended to be highest in northern and northeastern States.

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This Short Report, The DASIS Report: Older Adults in Substance Abuse Treatment, 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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