The NHSDA Report:  Substance Abuse or Dependence in Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Areas

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Highlights:

• In 2001, persons aged 12 or older who lived in metropolitan areas were more likely than those in non-metropolitan areas to abuse or be dependent on alcohol or illicit drugs during the past year.

• Youths, aged 12 to 17 living in non-metropolitan areas were more likely than youths in metropolitan areas to abuse or be dependent on alcohol or illicit drugs during the past year.

• Rates of past year abuse or dependence were similar among males in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas.

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This Short Report, The NHSDA Report:  Substance Abuse or Dependence in Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Areas, is based on SAMHSA's  National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA), conducted by the Office of Applied Studies (OAS) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).  SAMHSA's National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) is the primary source of information on the prevalence, patterns, and consequences of drug and alcohol use and abuse in the general U.S. civilian non-institutionalized population, age 12 and older.   The NHSDA also provides estimates for drug use by state.

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