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American Indian and Alaska Native Substance Abuse Treatment Services, 2004

The DASIS Report: American Indian and Alaska Native Substance Abuse Treatment Services: 2004

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Of the 13,454 facilities that reported in 2004 to SAMHSA's National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS), 283 served the American Indian and Alaska Native population specifically and were operated either by a Tribal Government (172 facilities), the Indian Health Services (34 facilities), or another type of public/private organization (77 facilities) that offered substance abuse treatment services in an American Indian or Alaska Native language.

Of the 32 States with at least one substance abuse treatment facility that specifically served American Indian or Alaska Native clients, most were in the Midwest and West: Arizona (36 facilities), New Mexico (30 facilities), California (26 facilities), Washington (24 facilities), Oklahoma (23 facilities), Alaska (21 facilities), Wisconsin (16 facilities), Michigan (15 facilities), and Oregon (12 facilities).

Substance abuse treatment facilities that specifically served American Indian or Alaska Native clients were more likely than other substance abuse treatment facilities to offer aftercare counseling (91% vs. 78%) and family counseling (85% vs. 76%).

Substance abuse treatment facilities that specifically served American Indian or Alaska Native clients were less likely than other substance abuse treatment facilities to offer specially designed programs for criminal justice clients (24% vs. 31%).

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This Short Report, The DASIS Report: American Indian and Alaska Native Substance Abuse Treatment Services: 2004 , is based on SAMHSA's 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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SAMHSA, an agency in the Department of Health and Human Services, is the Federal Government's lead agency for improving the quality and availability of substance abuse prevention, addiction treatment, and mental health services in the United States.

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