| Table 3.3 Clients in treatment, by substance abuse problem and diagnosed co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders: 2006-20101 Number and percent |
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| Substance abuse problem and diagnosed co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders |
Number of clients | Percent distribution | ||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
| Total2 | 1,130,881 | 1,135,425 | 1,192,490 | 1,182,077 | 1,175,462 | |||||
| Substance abuse problem | ||||||||||
| Clients with both alcohol and drug abuse | 521,067 | 509,919 | 545,330 | 517,887 | 498,671 | 46.1 | 44.9 | 45.7 | 43.8 | 42.5 |
| Clients with drug abuse only | 394,295 | 412,400 | 421,583 | 441,128 | 459,069 | 34.9 | 36.3 | 35.4 | 37.3 | 39.1 |
| Clients with alcohol abuse only | 207,194 | 211,094 | 222,389 | 220,373 | 215,101 | 18.3 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.3 |
| Diagnosed co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders3 | n/c | 416,260 | 462,260 | 456,567 | 479,699 | n/c | 36.7 | 38.8 | 38.6 | 40.9 |
| 1 Survey reference dates were: March 31, 2006, March 30, 2007, and March 31, 2008-2010. See Appendix A for changes in the survey base, methods, and instruments that affect analysis of trends over time. | ||||||||||
| 2 Totals include clients in facilities that did not respond to the substance abuse problem question (in 2006, 8,325 clients reported by 278 facilities; in 2007, 2,011 clients reported by 223 facilities; in 2008, 3,188 clients reported by 188 facilities; in 2009, 2,690 clients reported by 152 facilities, and in 2010, 2,620 clients reported by 174 facilities). | ||||||||||
| 3 For the diagnosed co-occurring disorders, numbers include clients in facilities that did not respond to the question (in 2007, 17,399 clients reported by 338 facilities; in 2008, 15,462 clients reported by 263 facilities; in 2009, 13,067 clients reported by 220 facilities, and in 2010, 5,593 clients reported by 211 facilities). | ||||||||||
| NOTE: Percentages may not sum to 100 percent because of rounding. | ||||||||||
| n/c Not collected until 2007. | ||||||||||
| SOURCE: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS), 2006-2010. | ||||||||||