The
DASIS Report: Trends in Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions,
1993 and 2003
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Highlights:
- The
proportion of admissions also increased between 1993 and 2003 for
those reporting as their primary substance of abuse: marijuana (increased
from 7% in 1993 to 16% in 2003), opiates (increased from 13% to 18%),
or stimulants (increased from 2% to 7%).
- The
proportion of admissions decreased during this decade for those reporting
alcohol (57% to 41%) or cocaine (17% to 14%) as their primary substance
of abuse.
- Substance
abuse treatment admissions that were aged 25 to 34 decreased from
40% of admissions in 1993 to 25% of treatment admissions in 2003.
Reports
on treatment
Reports
on alcohol
Other
drugs
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topics
Other
OAS publications and services This Short
Report, The DASIS Report: Trends
in Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions, 1993 and 2003
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).
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