N-SSATS 2005 Table 3.3

Table 3.3 Clients in treatment, by substance abuse problem: 2000-2005¹ Number and percent distribution
Substance abuse problem	Number of clients²					Percent distribution
Substance abuse problem	2000	2002	2003	2004	2005	2000	2002	2003	2004	2005
Total	984,297	1,123,239	1,084,116	1,066,351	1,066,860	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Clients with alcohol abuse only	222,193	237,302	219,453	210,696	199,986	22.6	21.1	20.2	19.8	18.7
Clients with both alcohol and drug abuse	475,096	539,419	508,300	493,552	500,234	48.3	48.0	46.9	46.3	46.9
Clients with drug abuse only	287,008	346,518	356,363	362,103	366,640	29.2	30.8	32.9	34.0	34.4
¹ Survey reference dates were: Oct. 1, 2000, March 29, 2002, and March 31, 2003-2005. See Appendix A for changes in the survey base, methods, and instruments that affect analysis of trends over time.
² Tabulations exclude clients in facilities that did not respond to this question: in 2000, 16,591 clients reported by 354 facilities; in 2002, 13,048 clients reported by 276 facilities; in 2003, 8,430 clients reported by 217 facilities; in 2004, 5,900 clients reported by 245 facilities; and in 2005, 14,189 clients reported by 307 facilities.
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS), 2000, 2002-2005. No survey was conducted in 2001.