2003 N-SSATS Table 3.3

Table 3.3 Clients in treatment by substance abuse problem treated: 1997-2003¹ Number and percent distribution
Substance abuse problem	Number of clients²					Percent distribution
Substance abuse problem	1997	1998	2000	2002	2003	1997	1998	2000	2002	2003
Total	929,086	1,038,378	984,296	1,123,239	1,084,116	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Substance abuse problem
Clients with alcohol abuse only	244,833	246,726	222,193	237,302	219,453	26.4	23.8	22.6	21.1	20.2
Clients with both alcohol and drug abuse	378,838	512,676	475,095	539,419	508,300	40.8	49.4	48.3	48.0	46.9
Clients with drug abuse only	305,415	278,976	287,008	346,518	356,363	32.9	26.9	29.2	30.8	32.9
¹ Survey reference dates were: Oct. 1, 1997-1998 and 2000, March 29, 2002, and March 31, 2003. See Appendix C for changes in the survey base, methods, and instruments that affect analysis of trends over time. No client data were collected in the 1999 survey.
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.
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Uniform Facility Data Set (UFDS), 1997-1998; National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS), 2000, 2002-2003.