Heroin treatment admissions in urban and rural areas; SAMHSA,Office of Applied Studies

Heroin Treatment Admissions in Urban and Rural Areas

The DASIS Report: Heroin Treatment Admissions in Urban and Rural Areas

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Heroin treatment admission rates were highest in central and fringe large metro areas.

Between 1993 to 1999, heroin treatment admission rates increased at all levels of urbanization, with the largest increase in non metropolitan areas with cities.

The proportion of admissions for heroin inhalation increased; while the proportion for heroin injection decreased at all urbanization levels except non metropolitan areas without cities.

Other data on heroin, opiates, & injecting drug use

Reports on substance abuse treatment

Other topics

Other OAS publications and services

This Short Report, The DASIS Report: Heroin Treatment Admissions in Urban and Rural Areas , 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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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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