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Methamphetamine / Amphetamine Treatment Admissions in Urban and Rural Areas

The DASIS Report:  Methamphetamine / Amphetamine Treatment Admissions in Urban and Rural Areas, 2004

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  • According to SAMHSA's Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) admission data with the treatment location in 2004, nonmetropolitan areas with cities had the highest admission rate for methamphetamines/ amphetamines and large fringe metropolitan areas had the lowest admission rate (160 admissions per 100,000 vs. 49 admissions per 100,000 persons aged 12 or older). The national treatment admission rate for methamphetamines/ amphetamines was 85 admissions per 100,000 persons aged 12 or older.
  • Among all methamphetamine/amphetamine admissions for which treatment location was known, 33% were treated in large central metro areas, 21% in large fringe metro areas, 31% in small metro areas, 9% in non metro areas with a city, and 6% in nonmetro areas without a city (rural).
  • The percentage of substance abuse treatment admissions for methamphetamine/amphetamine abuse that were aged 18 to 25 years older was lowest in the most urbanized counties and highest in the most rural counties (26% vs. 32%).
  • The route of administration differed by rural/urban status: the percentage of methamphetamine/amphetamine admissions that smoked the drugs was highest in the most urbanized counties (62%) and lowest in the most rural counties (48%).
  • In contrast, the percentage of methamphetamine/amphetamine admissions that injected the drugs was lowest in large metro areas (14% to 15%) and highest in small and nonmetro areas (24% to 25%).

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This Short Report, The DASIS Report:  Methamphetamine / Amphetamine Treatment Admissions in Urban and Rural Areas, 2004, 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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