Chapter 1 provides a history of the development of TEDS, a description of the data collection
procedures and limitations on the facilities captured in TEDS, and guidelines for interpreting
the data presented in this report.
Chapter 2 examines substance use and demographic trends in the treatment admissions
population from 1992-1996. Comparisons are made to the demographic, employment, and
education, characteristics of the U.S. population.
Chapter 3 presents aggregate 1996 data for all reporting States and jurisdictions. Data are
presented as percentage distributions according to primary substance. All data items in the
Minimum and Supplemental Data Sets are tabulated.
Chapter 4 presents data for individual States. It summarizes the individual State data
collection systems and highlights their differences. It includes tabulations by State of the item
response rates for both Minimum and Supplemental Data Set items. Tables accompanying this
chapter present admission rates by State for the different primary substances. Both crude rates
and rates adjusted for age, sex, and racial/ethnic differences are included.
Appendix A describes the data items in the Minimum and Supplemental Data Sets, and
provides detailed descriptions of the data item categories.
Appendix B discusses TEDS representation of the known universe of substance abuse
treatment facilities.
This page was last updated on December 30, 2008.
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.