Heroin Treatment Admissions Increase: 1993-1999; SAMHSA,Office of Applied Studies

Heroin Treatment Admissions Increase: 1993-1999

The DASIS Report: Heroin Treatment Admissions Increase: 1993-1999

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Heroin treatment admission rates between 1993 and 1999 increased by 200 percent or more in six States and by 100-199 percent in another 11 States.

The West and Northeast had the highest heroin treatment admission rates between 1993 and 1999.

High purity and "generational forgetting" may be reasons for increased heroin use.

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This Short Report, The DASIS Report: Heroin Treatment Admissions Increase: 1993-1999, 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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