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June 13, 2003 |
In Brief |
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Heroin was the leading illicit drug among treatment admissions in 2000, accounting for 243,500 (15 percent) of the 1.6 million admissions in the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). It also accounted for 90 percent of TEDS admissions with opiates as a primary substance of abuse.1 Methadone is an opioid agonist medication used to treat opiate addiction.2 An opioid agonist reduces the craving for heroin by blocking the receptor sites that are affected by heroin. This report compares heroin admissions where methadone treatment was planned with the 60 percent of heroin admissions where methadone treatment was not planned.3
TEDS is an annual compilation of data on the demographic characteristics and substance abuse problems of those admitted for substance abuse treatment. The information comes primarily from facilities that receive some public funding. TEDS records represent admissions rather than individuals, as a person may be admitted to treatment more than once.
Nearly half of all Hispanic heroin admissions had methadone use as part of their treatment plan (47 percent). Slightly more than a third of White and Black heroin admissions had planned methadone treatment (37 and 36 percent, respectively).
Figure 1. Employment Status, by Planned Methadone Treatment: 2000 | |
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Source: 2000 SAMHSA Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). |
Table 1. Sources of Referral for Heroin Admissions, by Planned Methadone Treatment: 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: 2000 SAMHSA Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). |
Figure 2. Route of Administration, by Planned Methadone Treatment: 2000 | |
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Source: 2000 SAMHSA Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). |
The Drug and Alcohol Services Information System (DASIS)
is an integrated data system maintained by the Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA). One component of DASIS is the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
TEDS is a compilation of data on the demographic characteristics and substance abuse problems of those admitted for
substance abuse treatment. The information comes primarily from facilities that receive some public funding. Information on
treatment admissions is routinely collected by State administrative systems and then submitted to SAMHSA in a standard format.
Approximately 1.6 million records are included in TEDS each year. TEDS records represent admissions rather than individuals,
as a person may be admitted to treatment more than once.
Information and data for this issue are based on data reported to TEDS through April 1, 2002. http://oas.samhsa.gov/dasis.htm Access the latest TEDS public use files at: http://oas.samhsa.gov/SAMHDA.htm Other substance abuse reports are available at: http://oas.samhsa.gov |
The DASIS Report is published periodically by the Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). All material appearing in this report is in the public domain and may be reproduced or copied without permission from SAMHSA. Additional copies of this report or other reports from the Office of Applied Studies are available on-line: http://www.oas.samhsa.gov. Citation of the source is appreciated. |
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.
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