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Veterans in Substance Abuse Treatment

The DASIS Report:  Veterans in Substance Abuse Treatment

 

Highlights:

  • In 1999, veterans accounted for more than 65,000 admissions for substance abuse treatment.

  • Although primary alcohol admissions among veterans had declined since 1993, more than two-thirds of veteran admissions in 1999 were for alcohol.

  • The most common source of referral for veterans was the criminal justice system.

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This Short Report,  The DASIS Report:  Veterans 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 SAMHSA's 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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