This page was last updated on May 16, 2008.
Figure 12 is titled "Substance Use Disorders and Illicit Drug Use among Adults Aged 18 or Older with Serious Mental Illness: Numbers in Thousands, 2002." This figure is comprised of a pie chart. A note above the chart says 'Substance Use Disorder and Illicit Drug Use'; a note below the chart says '17.5 Million Adults with Serious Mental Illness.' The pie chart shows the breakdown of the total number of adults aged 18 or older, in thousands, with serious mental illness by their illicit drug use and substance use disorder. This chart shows that:
Of those with serious mental illness (SMI), the number of adults, in thousands, who have no substance use disorder and no illicit drug use is 11,141; the number, in thousands, who have an alcohol disorder only is 2,377; the number, in thousands who have both illicit drug and alcohol disorders is 779; the number, in thousands, who have an illicit drug disorder only is 893; and the number, in thousands, who do not have a substance use disorder but have past year illicit drug use is 2,294.
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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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