The
DASIS Report: American Indian and Alaska Native Substance Abuse
Treatment Services: 2004
Highlights:
- Of
the 13,454 facilities that reported in 2004 to SAMHSA's National Survey
of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS), 283 served the American
Indian and Alaska Native population specifically and were operated either
by a Tribal Government (172 facilities), the Indian Health Services
(34 facilities), or another type of public/private organization (77
facilities) that offered substance abuse treatment services in an American
Indian or Alaska Native language.
- Of the 32 States with
at least one substance abuse treatment facility that specifically served
American Indian or Alaska Native clients, most were in the Midwest and
West: Arizona (36 facilities), New Mexico (30 facilities), California
(26 facilities), Washington (24 facilities), Oklahoma (23 facilities),
Alaska (21 facilities), Wisconsin (16 facilities), Michigan (15 facilities),
and Oregon (12 facilities).
- Substance abuse treatment
facilities that specifically served American Indian or Alaska Native
clients were more likely than other substance abuse treatment
facilities to offer aftercare counseling (91% vs. 78%) and family counseling
(85% vs. 76%).
- Substance abuse treatment
facilities that specifically served American Indian or Alaska Native
clients were less
likely than other substance abuse treatment facilities to offer specially
designed programs for criminal justice clients (24% vs. 31%).
Reports
Relating to American Indians or Alaska Natives
Reports
Relating to Race/Ethnicity
Reports
on Substance Abuse Treatment
Other Topics
This Short Report,
The DASIS Report: American
Indian and Alaska Native Substance Abuse Treatment Services: 2004
, is based on SAMHSA's 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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