Retired: Retired persons in substance abuse treatment, SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies

Retired Admissions in Substance Abuse Treatment

The DASIS Report: Retired Admissions, 2003

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Substance abuse treatment admissions among retired persons can be examined in SAMHSA's Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) among the 29 States that reported retirement status in 2003.

About twice as many substance abuse treatment admissions among retired persons (80%) than other admissions (44%) reported alcohol as the primary substance of abuse.

Only 17% of substance abuse treatment admissions among retired persons reported a secondary substance of abuse compared to 52% of other admissions.

Substance abuse treatment admissions who were retired persons were more likely to have some form of health insurance than other admissions (60% vs. 42%).

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This Short Report, The DASIS Report: Retired Admissions, 2003, 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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