SAMHSA "Short Reports" on Statistics
SAMHSA's Office of Applied Studies (OAS) recently released
several "short reports," which are based on
statistics and data from the Treatment Episode Data Set
(TEDS) and the National Survey on Drug Use and Health
(NSDUH). For print copies of short reports described
below, contact SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol
and Drug Information at 1 (800)
729-6686. For Web versions
in HTML and PDF formats, visit www.oas.samhsa.gov
or use the URLs provided.
Young People and
DUI
Recent data from the 2002 and 2003 NSDUH show
that more than 4 million young people age 16 to
20 drove under the influence (DUI) of either alcohol
or drugs in the past year. Motor vehicle crashes
were the leading cause of death among this age
group in 2002. In that year, 6,327 young people
were involved in fatal crashes.
www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k4/
youthDUI/youthDUI.cfm.
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Smoked Methamphetamine/
Amphetamine
In 2002, according to TEDS, 50 percent of primary
methamphetamine/ amphetamine admissions reported
smoking the drug, up sharply from 12 percent in 1992.
Also, the proportion of smoked methamphetamine/ amphetamine
admissions age 30 and older increased from 34 percent
in 1992 to 47 percent in 2002.
www.oas.samhsa.gov/
2k4/methSmoked/
methSmoked.cfm. (Print and Web) |
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Daily Marijuana Users
and Unemployment
In 2003, an estimated 3.1 million persons age
12 and older used marijuana daily (i.e., on 300
or more days) in the past year according to NSDUH
data. Daily marijuana users were more likely to
be unemployed compared with those who used it less
than daily and those who did not use it at all
in the past year. Nearly two-thirds of daily marijuana
users also reported using at least one other illicit
drug in the past 12 months.
www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k4/
dailyMJ/dailyMJ.cfm. (Print and Web) |
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Prescription and
OTC Drugs
Prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs
were the primary substances of abuse for 4 percent
of the 1.9 million treatment admissions reported
to TEDS in 2002. Of the more than 78,000 admissions
for primary prescription or OTC drug abuse, 55
percent were for prescription narcotics, 28 percent
for prescription stimulants, 10 percent for tranquilizers,
6 percent for sedatives, and less than 1 percent
for OTC medications.
www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k4/
prescriptionTX/
prescription.cfm. (Print and Web) |
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Alcohol Dependence/Abuse
and Age at First Use
NSDUH data show that individuals who first used
alcohol before age 15 were more than five times
as likely to report past-year alcohol dependence
or abuse than persons who first used alcohol at
age 21 and older. Among the 14 million adults age
21 and older who were classified as having past-year
alcohol dependence or abuse, over 13 million (95
percent) had started using alcohol
before age 21.
www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k4/
ageDependence/
ageDependence.cfm. (Print and Web) |
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Risk Factors for
American Indians, Alaska Natives
NSDUH data show that American Indian and Alaska
Native youth were more likely than youth in other
racial/ethnic groups to perceive moderate to no
risk associated with substance use. Also, a larger
percentage of American Indian and Alaska Native
youth did not perceive strong parental disapproval
of substance use. They were more likely to believe
that all or most of the students in their school
get drunk at least once a week.
www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k4/
AmIndianYouthRF/
AmIndianYouthRF.cfm. (Print and Web) |
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 Heroin—Changes
in Use
Data on substance abuse treatment admissions from TEDS
show that between 1992 and 2002, inhalation increased
as the route of administration from 20 to 33 percent
of primary heroin admissions, while injection decreased
from 77 to 62 percent. www.oas.samhsa.gov/
2k4/HeroinTrends/
HeroinTrends.cfm. (Web only) 
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