| Table 3.3. Clients in treatment, by
substance abuse problem and diagnosed co-occurring substance abuse and mental
disorders: 2007-20111 Number and percent distribution |
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| Substance abuse problem and diagnosed co-occurring substance abuse and mental disorders |
Number of clients | Percent distribution | ||||||||
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
| Total2 | 1,135,425 | 1,192,490 | 1,182,077 | 1,175,462 | 1,224,127 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Substance abuse problem | ||||||||||
| Clients with both alcohol and drug abuse | 509,919 | 545,330 | 517,887 | 498,671 | 535,258 | 44.9 | 45.7 | 43.8 | 42.4 | 43.7 |
| Clients with drug abuse only | 412,400 | 421,583 | 441,128 | 459,069 | 464,406 | 36.3 | 35.4 | 37.3 | 39.1 | 37.9 |
| Clients with alcohol abuse only | 211,094 | 222,389 | 220,373 | 215,101 | 221,632 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.3 | 18.1 |
| Diagnosed co-occurring substance abuse and mental disorders | 416,260 | 462,260 | 456,567 | 479,699 | 506,162 | 36.7 | 38.8 | 38.6 | 40.8 | 41.3 |
| 1 Survey reference dates were March 30, 2007, and March 31, 2008-2011. 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 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; in 2010, 2,620 clients reported by 174 facilities; and in 2011, 2,832 clients reported by 188 facilities) | ||||||||||
| NOTE: Numbers may not sum to totals and percentages may not sum to 100 percent because of rounding. | ||||||||||
| SOURCE: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS), 2007-2011. | ||||||||||