Table of Contents

Title Page

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. 2003 N-SSATS Questionnaire

Appendix B. Item Percentage Response Rates for N-SSATS 2003

Appendix C. N-SSATS Background

List of Tables

Chapter 1

1.1–N-SSATS forms accounting, response rate, and mode of response: 2003

1.2–Number of N-SSATS facilities reporting client and/or facility data: 2003

Chapter 2

2.1–Facility operation: 1997-2003.
Number and percent distribution

2.2–Facilities by type of care offered, and facilities with Opioid Treatment Programs: 1997-2003.
Number and percent

2.3–Facilities with managed care agreements or contracts, by facility operation: 1997-2003.
Number and percent

2.4–Facilities offering programs or groups for specific client types: 1997-2003.
Number and percent

Chapter 3

3.1–Clients in treatment by facility operation: 1997-2003.
Number and percent distribution

3.2–Clients in treatment by type of care received, and clients receiving methadone/LAAM: 1997-2003.
Number and percent distribution

3.3–Clients in treatment by substance abuse problem treated: 1997-2003.
Number and percent distribution

3.4–Clients in facilities with managed care agreements or contracts, by facility operation: 1997-2003.
Number and percent

3.5–Clients under age 18 in treatment, by type of care received, and clients under age18 in facilities with special programs or groups for adolescents: 1997-2003.
Number and percent distribution

Chapter 4

4.1–Primary focus of facilities, by facility operation: March 31, 2003.
Number and percent distribution

4.2a–Type of care offered, by facility operation and primary focus of facility: March 31, 2003.
Number

4.2b–Type of care offered, by facility operation and primary focus of facility: March 31, 2003.
Percent

4.3–Client substance abuse problem treated, by facility operation and primary focus of facility: March 31, 2003.
Number and percent

4.4–Facilities with Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs) and clients in facilities with OTPs, by facility operation and primary focus of facility: March 31, 2003.
Number and percent distribution

4.5–Facility size, according to type of care offered, by facility operation and primary focus of facility: March 31, 2003.
Median number of clients

4.6–Facility size, by facility operation and primary focus of facility: March 31, 2003.
Number and percent distribution

4.7–Facility capacity and utilization of non-hospital residential care, by facility operation and primary focus of facility: March 31, 2003.
Number, utilization rate, and percent distribution

4.8–Facility capacity and utilization of hospital inpatient care, by facility operation and primary focus of facility: March 31, 2003.
Number, utilization rate, and percent distribution

4.9a–Facilities accepting specific client types, by facility operation and primary focus of facility: March 31, 2003.
Number

4.9b–Facilities accepting specific client types, by facility operation and primary focus of facility: March 31, 2003.
Percent

4.10a–Facilities offering programs or groups for specific client types, by facility operation and primary focus of facility: March 31, 2003.
Number

4.10b–Facilities offering programs or groups for specific client types, by facility operation and primary focus of facility: March 31, 2003.
Percent

4.11a–Facility services offered, by facility operation: March 31, 2003.
Number

4.11b–Facility services offered, by facility operation: March 31, 2003.
Percent

4.12a–Facility services offered, by primary focus of facility: March 31, 2003.
Number

4.12b–Facility services offered, by primary focus of facility: March 31, 2003.
Percent

4.13–Facilities offering services in sign language for the hearing impaired and in languages other than English, by facility operation and primary focus of facility: March 31, 2003.
Number and percent

4.14a–Facility payment options, by facility operation and primary focus of facility: March 31, 2003.
Number

4.14b–Facility payment options, by facility operation and primary focus of facility: March 31, 2003.
Percent

4.15a–Facility licensing, certification, or accreditation, by facility operation and primary focus of facility: March 31, 2003.
Number

4.15b–Facility licensing, certification, or accreditation, by facility operation and primary focus of facility: March 31, 2003.
Percent

4.16–Facility funding, by facility operation and primary focus of facility: March 31, 2003.
Number and percent

4.17–Client outreach, by facility operation and primary focus of facility: March 31, 2003.
Number and percent

Chapter 5

5.1–Clients in treatment, by facility operation and primary focus of facility: March 31, 2003.
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, 2003.
Number

5.2b–Clients in treatment according to type of care received, by facility operation and primary focus of facility: March 31, 2003.
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, 2003.
Percent distribution (column percent)

5.3–Clients in treatment according to substance abuse problem treated, by facility operation and primary focus of facility: March 31, 2003.
Number and percent distribution

5.4–Clients under age 18 in treatment, by facility operation and primary focus of facility: March 31, 2003.
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, 2003.
Number and percent distribution

Chapter 6

6.1–N-SSATS forms accounting, response rate, and mode of response, by State or jurisdiction: 2003

Trends 1997-2003

6.2a–Facilities and clients in treatment, by State or jurisdiction: 1997-2003.
Number

6.2b–Facilities and clients in treatment, by State or jurisdiction: 1997-2003.
Percent distribution

6.3a–Facilities with managed care agreements or contracts, and clients in facilities with managed care agreements or contracts, by State or jurisdiction: 1997-2003.
Number

6.3b–Facilities with managed care agreements or contracts, and clients in facilities with managed care agreements or contracts, by State or jurisdiction: 1997-2003.
Percent

6.4a Clients under age 18 in treatment, and clients under age 18 in facilities with special programs or groups for adolescents, by State or jurisdiction: 1997-2003
Number

6.4b–Clients under age 18 in treatment, and clients under age 18 in facilities with special programs or groups for adolescents, by State or jurisdiction: 1997-2003
Percent

Facilities 2003

6.5a–Facility operation, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2003.
Number

6.5b–Facility operation, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2003.
Percent distribution

6.6–Primary focus of facility, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2003.
Number and percent distribution

6.7a–Type of care offered, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2003.
Number

6.7b–Type of care offered, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2003.
Percent

6.8–Client substance abuse problem treated, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2003.
Number and percent

6.9–Facilities with Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs) and clients in facilities with OTPs, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2003.
Number and percent distribution

6.10–Facility size according to type of care offered, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2003.
Median number of clients

6.11–Facility size, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2003. Number and percent distribution

6.12–Facility capacity and utilization of non-hospital residential and hospital inpatient care, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2003.
Number and utilization rate

6.13a–Facilities accepting specific client types, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2003.
Number

6.13b–Facilities accepting specific client types, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2003.
Percent

6.14a–Facilities offering programs or groups for specific client types, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2003.
Number

6.14b–Facilities offering programs or groups for specific client types, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2003.
Percent

6.15–Facilities offering services in sign language for the hearing impaired and in languages other than English, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2003.
Number and percent

6.16a–Facility payment options, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2003.
Number

6.16b–Facility payment options, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2003.
Percent

6.17a–Facility licensing, certification, or accreditation, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2003.
Number

6.17b–Facility licensing, certification, or accreditation, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2003.
Percent

6.18–Facility funding, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2003.
Number and percent

6.19–Client outreach, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2003.
Number and percent

Clients 2003

6.20a–Clients in treatment according to facility operation, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2003.
Number

6.20b–Clients in treatment according to facility operation, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2003.
Percent distribution

6.21–Clients in treatment according to primary focus of facility, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2003.
Number and percent distribution

6.22a–Clients in treatment according to type of care received, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2003.
Number

6.22b–Clients in treatment according to type of care received, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2003.
Percent distribution

6.23–Clients in treatment according to substance abuse problem treated, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2003.
Number and percent distribution

6.24a–Clients under age 18 in treatment, according to facility operation, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2003.
Number

6.24b–Clients under age 18 in treatment, according to facility operation, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2003.
Percent distribution

6.25–Clients under age 18 in treatment, according to primary focus of facility, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2003.
Number and percent distribution

6.26–Clients under age 18 in treatment, according to type of care received, by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2003.
Number and percent distribution

6.27–Clients in treatment aged 18 and over, and clients in treatment per 100,000 population age 18 and over, according to substance abuse problem treated,
by State or jurisdiction: March 31, 2003.

Appendix B

B.1–N-SSATS item percentage response rates: 2003

Appendix C

C.1–Survey contents: 1995-2003

List of Figures

Chapter 2

Figure 1–Facility Operation: 1997-2003

Figure 2–Type of Care Offered: 1997-2003

Figure 3–Facilities with Managed Care Contracts, by Facility Operation: 1997-2003

Figure 4–Facilities with Programs or Groups for Specific Client Types: 1997-2003

Chapter 3

Figure 5–Clients in Treatment by Facility Operation: 1997-2003

Figure 6. Clients by Type of Care Received: 1997-2003

Figure 7–Clients in Facilities with Managed Care Agreements or Contracts: 1997-2003

Figure 8–Clients under Age 18 and Clients under Age 18 in Treatment Facilities with Special Programs or Groups for Adolescents: 1997-2003

Chapter 4

Figure 9–Non-Hospital Residential and Hospital Inpatient Utilization Rates: March 31, 2003

Chapter 6

Figure 10–Clients in Treatment per 100,000 Population Aged 18 and Over: March 31, 2003

Appendix C

Figure 11–Numbers of Facilities and Clients in Treatment: 1997-2003