2009 N-SSATS
Table of Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Highlights
Chapter 1. Description of the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services
(N-SSATS)
Chapter 2. Trends in Facility Characteristics
Chapter 3. Trends in Client Characteristics
Chapter 4. Facility Characteristics and Services
Chapter 5. Client Characteristics
Chapter 6. State Data
Appendix A. N-SSATS Background
Appendix B. 2009 N-SSATS Questionnaire
Appendix C. Item Response and Imputation for N-SSATS 2009
List of Tables
Chapter 1
1.1 N-SSATS facilities, by status and mode of response: 2009
Chapter 2
2.1 Facility turnover: 2005-2009
Number and percent distribution
2.2 Facility operation and primary focus of facility: 2005-2009
Number and percent distribution
2.3 Facilities by type of care offered, and facilities with Opioid Treatment Programs:
2005-2009
Number and percent
Chapter 3
3.1 Clients in treatment, by facility operation and primary focus of facility: 2005-2009
Number and percent distribution
3.2 Clients in treatment, by type of care received and clients receiving methadone or buprenorphine: 2005-2009
Number and percent distribution
3.3 Clients in treatment, by substance abuse problem and diagnosed co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders: 2005-2009
Number and percent
3.4 Clients under age 18 in treatment by type of care received, and clients under
age 18 in treatment in facilities offering special programs or groups for
adolescents: 2005-2009
Number and percent distribution
Chapter 4
4.1 Primary focus of facilities, by facility operation: 2009
Number and percent distribution
4.2a Type of care offered, by facility operation and primary focus of facility: 2009
Number
4.2b Type of care offered, by facility operation and primary focus of facility: 2009
Percent
4.3 Client substance abuse problem and co-occurring mental health disorders, by
facility operation and primary focus of facility: March 31, 2009
Number and percent
4.4 Facility size, according to type of care offered, by facility operation and primary
focus of facility: March 31, 2009
Median number of clients
4.5 Facility size, by facility operation and primary focus of facility: March 31, 2009
Number and percent distribution
4.6 Facility capacity and utilization of residential (non-hospital) care, by facility
operation and primary focus of facility: March 31, 2009
Number, utilization rate, and percent distribution
4.7 Facility capacity and utilization of hospital inpatient care, by facility operation
and primary focus of facility: March 31, 2009
Number, utilization rate, and percent distribution
4.8 Services provided, by facility operation: 2009
Number and percent
4.9 Services provided, by primary focus of facility: 2009
Number and percent
4.10 Clinical/therapeutic approaches, by frequency of use: 2009
Number and percent distribution
4.11a Facilities offering special programs or groups for specific client types, by facility
operation and primary focus of facility: 2009
Number
4.11b Facilities offering special programs or groups for specific client types, by facility
operation and primary focus of facility: 2009
Percent
4.12a Facilities offering services in sign language for the hearing impaired and in
languages other than English, by facility operation and primary focus of facility:
2009
Number
4.12b Facilities offering services in sign language for the hearing impaired and in
languages other than English, by facility operation and primary focus of facility:
2009
Percent
4.13 Facilities detoxifying clients, by substance, facility operation, and primary focus
of facility: 2009
Number and percent
4.14 Facilities with client outreach, by facility operation and primary focus of facility:
2009
Number and percent
4.15a Facility licensing, certification, or accreditation, by facility operation and
primary focus of facility: 2009
Number
4.15b Facility licensing, certification, or accreditation, by facility operation and primary focus of facility: 2009
Percent
4.16a Facility licensing, certification, or accreditation, by type of care offered: 2009
Number
4.16b Facility licensing, certification, or accreditation, by type of care offered: 2009
Percent
4.17a Facilities employing specific practices as part of their standard operating
procedures, by facility operation and primary focus of facility: 2009
Number
4.17b Facilities employing specific practices as part of their standard operating
procedures, by facility operation and primary focus of facility: 2009
Percent
4.18a Facility payment options, by facility operation and primary focus of facility:
2009
Number
4.18b Facility payment options, by facility operation and primary focus of facility:
2009
Percent
4.19 Facility funding, by facility operation and primary focus of facility: 2009
Number and percent
4.20 Facilities with Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs) and clients receiving medication-assisted opioid therapy, by facility operation and primary focus of facility:
March 31, 2009
Number and percent distribution
4.21a Type of care offered in facilities with Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs), by
facility operation and primary focus of facility: 2009
Number
4.21b Type of care offered in facilities with Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs), by
facility operation and primary focus of facility: 2009
Percent
4.22a Facility licensing, certification, or accreditation of facilities with Opioid
Treatment Programs (OTPs), by type of care offered: 2009
Number
4.22b Facility licensing, certification, or accreditation of facilities with Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs), by type of care offered: 2009
Percent
4.23 Facilities using counseling as part of their substance abuse treatment program, by primary focus of facility: March 31, 2009
Number
Chapter 5
5.1 Clients in treatment, by primary focus of facility and facility operation:
March 31, 2009
Number and percent distribution
5.2a Clients in treatment, according to type of care received, by facility operation and
primary focus of facility: March 31, 2009
Number
5.2b Clients in treatment, according to type of care received, by facility operation and
primary focus of facility: March 31, 2009
Percent distribution (row percent)
5.2c Clients in treatment, according to type of care received, by facility operation and
primary focus of facility: March 31, 2009
Percent distribution (column percent)
5.3 Clients in treatment, according to substance abuse problem and co-occurring mental health disorders, by facility operation and primary focus of facility:
March 31, 2009
Number and percent
5.4 Clients under age 18 in treatment, by facility operation and primary focus of
facility: March 31, 2009
Number and percent distribution
5.5 Clients under age 18 in treatment, according to type of care received, by facility
operation and primary focus of facility: March 31, 2009
Number and percent distribution
Chapter 6
6.1 N-SSATS facilities, by status, response rate, and mode of response,
by State or jurisdiction: 2009
Trends 2005-2009
6.2a Facilities and clients in treatment, by State or jurisdiction: 2005-2009
Number
6.2b Facilities and clients in treatment, by State or jurisdiction: 2005-2009
Percent distribution
6.3a Clients under age 18 in treatment, and clients under age 18 in facilities offering
special programs or groups for adolescents, by State or jurisdiction: 2005-2009
Number
6.3b Clients under age 18 in treatment, and clients under age 18 in facilities offering
special programs or groups for adolescents, by State or jurisdiction: 2005-2009
Percent
Facilities 2009
6.4a Facility operation, by State or jurisdiction: 2009
Number
6.4b Facility operation, by State or jurisdiction: 2009
Percent distribution
6.5 Primary focus of facility, by State or jurisdiction: 2009
Number and percent distribution
6.6a Type of care offered, by State or jurisdiction: 2009
Number
6.6b Type of care offered, by State or jurisdiction: 2009
Percent
6.7 Client substance abuse problem and co-occurring mental health disorders,
by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2009
Number and percent
6.8 Facility size, according to type of care offered, by State or jurisdiction:
March 31, 2009
Median number of clients
6.9 Facility size, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2009
Number and percent distribution
6.10 Facility capacity and utilization of residential (non-hospital) and hospital
inpatient care, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2009
Number and utilization rate
6.11 Type of counseling used, by State or jurisdiction: 2009
Number and percent
6.12a Clinical/therapeutic approaches used often or sometimes, by State or jurisdiction:
2009
Number
6.12b Clinical/therapeutic approaches used often or sometimes, by State or jurisdiction:
2009
Percent
6.13a Facilities offering special programs or groups for specific client types, by State
or jurisdiction: 2009
Number
6.13b Facilities offering special programs or groups for specific client types, by State
or jurisdiction: 2009
Percent
6.14a Facilities offering services in sign language for the hearing impaired and in
languages other than English, by State or jurisdiction: 2009
Number
6.14b Facilities offering services in sign language for the hearing impaired and in
languages other than English, by State or jurisdiction: 2009
Percent
6.15 Facilities detoxifying clients, by substance and State or jurisdiction: 2009
Number and percent
6.16 Facilities with client outreach, by State or jurisdiction: 2009
Number and percent
6.17a Facility licensing, certification, or accreditation, by State or jurisdiction: 2009
Number
6.17b Facility licensing, certification, or accreditation, by State or jurisdiction: 2009
Percent
6.18a Facilities employing specific practices as part of their standard operating
procedures, by State or jurisdiction: 2009
Number
6.18b Facilities employing specific practices as part of their standard operating
procedures, by State or jurisdiction: 2009
Percent
6.19a Facility payment options, by State or jurisdiction: 2009
Number
6.19b Facility payment options, by State or jurisdiction: 2009
Percent
6.20 Facility funding, by State or jurisdiction: 2009
Number and percent
6.21 Facilities with Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs) and clients receiving medication-assisted opioid therapy, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2009
Number and percent distribution
6.22a Type of care offered in facilities with Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs),
by State or jurisdiction: 2009
Number
6.22b Type of care offered in facilities with Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs),
by State or jurisdiction: 2009
Percent
6.23a Facility licensing, certification, or accreditation of facilities with Opioid
Treatment Programs (OTPs), by State or jurisdiction: 2009
Number
6.23b Facility licensing, certification, or accreditation of facilities with Opioid
Treatment Programs (OTPs), by State or jurisdiction: 2009
Percent
Clients 2009
6.24a Clients in treatment, according to facility operation, by State or jurisdiction:
March 31, 2009
Number
6.24b Clients in treatment, according to facility operation, by State or jurisdiction:
March 31, 2009
Percent distribution
6.25 Clients in treatment, according to primary focus of facility, by State or
jurisdiction: March 31, 2009
Number and percent distribution
6.26a Clients in treatment, according to type of care received, by State or jurisdiction:
March 31, 2009
Number
6.26b Clients in treatment, according to type of care received, by State or jurisdiction:
March 31, 2009
Percent distribution
6.27 Clients in treatment, according to substance abuse problem and co-occurring
mental health disorders, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2009
Number and percent distribution
6.28 Clients in treatment, according to counseling type, by State or jurisdiction:
March 31, 2009
Number and percent
6.29a Clients under age 18 in treatment, according to facility operation, by State or
jurisdiction: March 31, 2009
Number
6.29b Clients under age 18 in treatment, according to facility operation, by State or
jurisdiction: March 31, 2009
Percent distribution
6.30 Clients under age 18 in treatment, according to primary focus of facility, by State
or jurisdiction: March 31, 2009
Number and percent distribution
6.31 Clients under age 18 in treatment, according to type of care received, by State
or jurisdiction: March 31, 2009
Number and percent distribution
6.32 Clients in treatment aged 18 and over, according to substance abuse problem,
by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2009
Number and clients per 100,000 population aged 18 and over
Appendix A
A.1 Survey contents: 1996-2009
Appendix C
C.1 N-SSATS item percentage response rates: 2009
List of Figures
Chapter 1
Figure 1 Survey Response Mode: 2005-2009
Chapter 2
Figure 2 Facility Operation: 2005-2009
Figure 3 Primary Focus of Facility: 2005-2009
Figure 4 Type of Care Offered and Facilities with Opioid Treatment Programs: 2005-2009
Chapter 3
Figure 5 Clients in Treatment, by Facility Operation: 2005-2009
Figure 6 Clients in Treatment, by Type of Care Received: 2005-2009
Chapter 4
Figure 7 Residential (Non-Hospital) and Hospital Inpatient Utilization Rates: March 31, 2009
Chapter 6
Figure 8 Clients in Treatment per 100,000 Population Aged 18 and Over: March 31, 2009