The
DASIS Report: Older Adults in Substance Abuse Treatment, 2001
Highlights:
- In
2001, there were 58,000 admissions aged 55 or older; this was about
3% of all subtance abuse treatment admissions reported to SAMHSA's
Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
- Alcohol
was reported as the primary substance of abuse more frequently among
admissions aged 55 or older than among younger admissions (74% vs.
44%).
- Admissions
aged 55 or older were more likely than younger admissions to enter
treatment through self-referral (41% vs. 36%) and less likely to be
referred through the criminal justice system (25% vs. 35%).
Reports
Relating to Older Adults
Reports
on Substance Abuse Treatment
Other
Topics
This Short
Report, The
DASIS Report: Older Adults in Substance Abuse Treatment, 2001,
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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