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The N-SSATS Report - -Characteristics of Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities Offering Acupuncture
Highlights: Acupuncture is one of the oldest healing practices in the world, and it has been used to treat a wide spectrum of medical conditions and diseases including substance abuse. According to the 2007 National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS) most facilities that offer acupuncture also offer other services to support the needs of clients, such as substance abuse education, discharge planning, case management, and aftercare. Facilities that offer acupuncture were twice as likely as all substance abuse treatment facilities to offer special programs or groups for adolescents (64 vs. 31 percent) and persons with HIV/AIDS (20 vs. 10 percent).
Other OAS publications and services This Short , The N-SSATS Report - -Characteristics of Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities Offering Acupuncture, is based on SAMHSA's Drug and Alcohol Services Information System (DASIS), conducted by SAMHSA's Office of Applied Studies (OAS) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health is the primary source of information on the prevalence, patterns, and consequences of drug and alcohol use and abuse in the general U.S. civilian non institutionalized population, age 12 and older. SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health also provides estimates for drug use by State. |
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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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