Skip To Content
Click for DHHS Home Page
Click for the SAMHSA Home Page
 Click for the OAS Drug Abuse Statistics Home Page
Click for What's New
Click for Recent Reports and HighlightsClick for Information by Topic Click for OAS Data Systems and more Pubs Click for Data on Specific Drugs of Use Click for Short Reports and Facts Click for Frequently Asked Questions Click for Publications Click to send OAS Comments, Questions and Requests Click for OAS Home Page Click for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Home Page Click to Search Our Site


Asian and Pacific Islander Adolescents in Substance Abuse Treatment, 1999
The DASIS Report: Asian and Pacific Islander Adolescents in Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions, 1999

Highlights:

  • The number of Asian and Pacific Islander adolescent substance abuse treatment admissions increased by 52 percent between 1994 and 1999.

  • About three quarters of Asian and Pacific Islander adolescent substance abuse treatment admissions were first treatment episodes.

  • Asian and Pacific Islander adolescents were more likely to enter substance abuse treatment through self or individual referrals or school referrals than the total youth treatment population.

Other Data on Asian & Pacific Islanders

Reports on Racial and Ethnic Groups

Reports on Substance Abuse Treatment

Reports on Youth

Other Topics

Other OAS publications and services

This Short Report,  The DASIS Report: Asian and Pacific Islander Adolescents in Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions, 1999,  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).  

This is the page footer.

This page has been accessed 93527 times since 7/2/02.

This page was last updated on April 28, 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.

This is a line.

   Site Map | Contact Us | Accessibility | Privacy Policy | Freedom of Information Act
 Disclaimer | Department of Health and Human Services | SAMHSA | White House | USA.gov

* PDF formatted files require that Adobe Acrobat Reader® program is installed on your computer. Click here to download this FREE software now from Adobe.