NCJ Number
153971
Date Published
1995
Length
68 pages
Annotation
This report presents results from the 1992 national survey of drug treatment providers, which sought information from all freestanding facilities that treat only drug abuse as well as from specialized drug treatment units within multipurpose health care institutions.
Abstract
Findings revealed large differences among States in the proportions of the population in treatment, patterns of drug abuse, and the mixture of outpatient and 24-hour care. An estimated 945,000 persons were in specialty drug abuse treatment on September 30, 1992. The rate per 100,000 population was about twice as high in the west than in the south. The most common pattern of drug abuse involved alcohol and illicit drugs such as cocaine, opiates, and marijuana. Patterns of drug abuse varied by region and State and census regions. Whites accounted for 60 percent of the clients, followed by blacks (22 percent), and Hispanics (15 percent). The racial and ethnic composition of clients has changed little between 1980 and 1992. The ages of clients in treatment has gradually increased. Outpatient services accounted for 87 percent of all clients; a gradual shift to outpatient services has occurred since 1980. Twenty percent of all provider reported only private funding; these providers shifted more rapidly than others from 24-hour care to outpatient services. Figures, tables, and appended tables, methodological information, and 10 references