Frequency of Use Among Alcohol-Only Treatment Admissions: 2006

In 2006, about 2% of Americans used alcohol on a daily or nearly daily basis, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). The same survey showed that these alcohol users were more likely than other Americans to be alcohol dependent in the past year.

This report focuses on the 394,000 alcohol-only treatment admissions to the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) in 2006, in order to explore the possible correlates of frequency of alcohol use without the potentially confounding effects of additional substances of abuse.

Among the notable findings in this latest report:

			Nearly half (49%) of alcohol-only treatment admissions reporting daily use were referred to treatment by themselves, a family member, or a friend; over half (55%) of alcohol-only treatment admissions reporting less than daily use were referred to treatment by the criminal justice system.
			Alcohol-only treatment admissions in 2006 reporting daily use were more likely than those reporting less frequent use to be “not in the labor force” (41% vs. 24%) and less likely to be employed full time (20% vs. 41%).
			Among alcohol-only treatment admissions, those reporting daily use were more likely than those reporting less frequent use to be homeless (26% vs. 9%).

Frequency of Use Among Alcohol-Only
Treatment Admissions: 2006

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