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Women in Treatment for Smoked Cocaine

The DASIS Report:  Women in Substance Abuse Treatment

 

 Highlights:

  • In 1998, there were 23 men admitted to treatment for every 10 women.
  • Women were more likely than men to be in treatment for "hard" drugs (e.g., heroin and cocaine) and less likely to be in treatment for alcohol abuse or marijuana use.
  • Women entered the treatment system through different avenues than did men.

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This Short Report, The DASIS Report:  Women in Substance Abuse Treatment 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 SAMHSA's Office of Applied Studies (OAS) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).  

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