Between 1992 and 2007, the proportion of all adult female substance abuse treat­ment admissions with primary alcohol abuse declined from 47.4 per­cent to 33.4 percent; of these. During that same time, the propor­tion of adult female alcohol admissions aged 25 to 34 decreased from 43.2 to 23.2 percent, while the proportion aged 45 to 54 almost tripled from 9.4 to 24.1 percent. The proportion of adult female admis­sions that reported primary alcohol abuse and the secondary or tertiary abuse of other substances increased from 40.5 percent in 1992 to 44.6 percent in 2007.




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Date Added: 2/1/10
Inventory #: TEDS10-0107

Combined 2006 to 2008 data indicate that 3.7 million persons aged 12 or older living in poverty were in need of substance use treatment in the past year; of these, 17.9 percent received treatment at a specialty facility during this time period. Males living in poverty were nearly twice as likely as their female counterparts to have been in need of substance use treatment in the past year (17.1 vs. 8.9 percent), but males who needed treatment were as likely as their female counterparts to have received treatment. Among persons living in poverty, those aged 18 to 25 had the highest rate of past year treatment need; however, this age group had the lowest rate of treatment receipt.



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Date Added: 2/1/10
Inventory #: NSDUH10-0114

In 2007, among non-Hispanic Black substance abuse treatment admissions aged 18 to 25, males were more likely than females to report marijuana as the primary substance of abuse (62.8 vs. 49.5 percent); however females were three times more likely than males to report smoked cocaine as the primary substance of abuse (12.6 vs. 4.2 percent). More than two thirds (69.5 percent) of young adult Black males admissions were referred to treatment by the criminal justice system, compared to only on third (35.7 percent) of female admissions. More than half of all young adult Black admissions had not completed high school or obtained a GED (50.9 percent for males and 55.1 percent for females) and most were either unemployed (42.5 percent for males and 43.4 percent for females) or not in the labor force (30.1 percent for males and 38.4 percent for females).


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Date Added: 2/1/10
Inventory #: TEDS10-0121

Combined 2006 to 2008 data indicate that 18.6 percent of adolescent females got into a serious fight at school or work in the past year, 14.1 percent participated in a group-against-group fight, and 5.7 percent attacked others with the intent to seriously hurt them; about one quarter (26.7 percent) of adolescent females engaged in at least one of these violent behaviors in the past year. Adolescent females who engaged in at least one of these violent behaviors were more likely than those who did not to have indicated past month binge alcohol use (15.1 vs. 6.9 percent), marijuana use (11.4 vs. 4.1 percent), and use of illicit drugs other than marijuana (9.2 vs.3.2 percent). The rate of substance use was higher the more types of violent behaviors the girls engaged in (e.g., binge drinking in the past month was reported by 6.9 percent of girls with none of the violent behaviors, 12.6 percent of those with one type of violent behavior, 17.3 percent of those with two types, and 27.2 percent of those with three types indicated).

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Date Added: 1/15/10
Inventory #: NSDUH09-1217

This report presents tabular information and highlights from the 2007 National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS), conducted between March and October 2008, with a reference data of Marcy 30, 2008. It is the 31st in a series of national surveys begun in the 1970s. The surveys were designed to collect data on the location, characteristics, and utilization of alcohol and drug treatment facilities and services throughout the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and other U.S. jurisdictions.
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Date Added: 1/15/10
Inventory #: SMA09-4451

An estimated 4.3 million adults aged 50 or older, or 4.7 percent of adults in that age range, had used an illicit drug in the past year, based on data from 2006 to 2008. Marijuana use was more common than nonmedical use of prescription-type drugs for adults aged 50 to 54 and those aged 55 to 59 (6.1 vs. 3.4 percent and 4.1 vs. 3.2 percent, respectively), but among those aged 65 or older, nonmedical use of prescription-type drugs was more common than marijuana use (0.8 vs. 0.4 percent). Marijuana use was more common than nonmedical use of prescription-type drugs among males aged 50 or older (4.2 vs. 2.3 percent, respectively), but among females, the rates of marijuana use and nonmedical use of prescription-type drugs were similar (1.7 and 1.9 percent).

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Date Added: 1/15/10
Inventory #: NSDUH09-1229

Today, Thursday, January 28, the White House will host a series of conference calls with senior Obama Administration officials to discuss key aspects of the State of the Union Address. We encourage you to participate in these calls. There will be a question and answer session at the end of each call. As a reminder, these calls are not intended for press purposes. Please dial in a few minutes early to ensure full participation. Please give the title of the call to the operator to enter the call.

Date Added: 2/1/10

The State and Local Financing News Pulse includes the week’s top state and local health care financing news related specifically to substance abuse and mental health.

Date Added: 2/1/10

The National Financing News Pulse includes the week’s top national health care financing news related specifically to substance abuse and mental health.

Date Added: 2/1/10

ONDCP and SAMHSA Accepting Applications for $18.75 Million To Harness the Power of Drug Free Community Coalitions (1/21)

Temporary Assistance for Families Funds Available for Families Needing Short-Term Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment Services (1/21)

SAMHSA Accepting Grant Applications for HIV and Substance Abuse Programs To Help At-Risk Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations (1/20)

Date Added: 2/1/10

The Recovery Month observance highlights the societal benefits of substance abuse treatments, lauds the contributions of treatment providers, and promotes the message that recovery from substance abuse in all its forms is possible.

Date Added: 2/1/10

The State and Local Financing News Pulse includes the week’s top state and local health care financing news related specifically to substance abuse and mental health.

Date Added: 2/1/10

Children of Alcoholics Week (February 14 - 20)

This annual observance, sponsored by the National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA), recognizes the damaging effects of alcoholism on children. NACoA’s mission is to eliminate the adverse impact of alcohol and drug use on children and families.

There were no observances in March.

There were no observances in January.