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Figure 11 is titled "Type of Substance Use Disorder among Adults Aged 18 or Older with Both Serious Mental Illness and a Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorder: Numbers in Thousands, 2002." This figure is comprised of a pie chart. A note above the chart says 'Substance Dependence or Abuse' and a note below the chart says '4.0 Million Adults with Co-Occurring Serious Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder'. The pie chart shows the breakdown of the total number of adults, in thousands, with serious mental illness and a co-occurring substance use disorder by their substance dependence or abuse. This chart shows that among adults with both serious mental illness and a co-occurring substance use disorder:
The number of adults, in thousands, who have dependence or abuse of alcohol only is 2,377; the number, in thousands, who have dependence or abuse of illicit drugs only is 893; and the number, in thousands, who have dependence or abuse of both alcohol and illicit drugs is 779.
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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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