| Table 3.3 Clients in treatment, by substance abuse problem: 2002-20061 Number and percent distribution |
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| Substance abuse problem | Number of clients2 | Percent distribution | ||||||||
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
| Total | 1,123,239 | 1,084,116 | 1,066,351 | 1,066,860 | 1,122,556 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Clients with alcohol abuse only | 237,302 | 219,453 | 210,696 | 199,986 | 207,194 | 21.1 | 20.2 | 19.8 | 18.7 | 18.5 |
| Clients with both alcohol and drug abuse | 539,419 | 508,300 | 493,552 | 500,234 | 521,067 | 48.0 | 46.9 | 46.3 | 46.9 | 46.4 |
Clients with drug abuse
only |
346,518 | 356,363 | 362,103 | 366,640 | 394,295 | 30.8 | 32.9 | 34.0 | 34.4 | 35.1 |
| 1 Survey reference dates were: March 29, 2002, and March 31, 2003-2006. See Appendix A for changes in the survey base, methods, and instruments that affect analysis of trends over time. | ||||||||||
| 2 Tabulations exclude clients in facilities that did not respond to this question: in 2002, 13,048 clients reported by 276 facilities; in 2003, 8,430 clients reported by 217 facilities; in 2004, 5,900 clients reported by 245 facilities; in 2005, 14,189 clients reported by 307 facilities; and in 2006, 8,325 clients reported by 278 facilities. | ||||||||||
| SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS), 2002-2006. | ||||||||||
