The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)
generates state-level estimates for 23 measures
of substance use and mental health problems for
four age groups: the entire state population over
age 12 (12+); individuals age 12 to 17; individuals
age 18 to 25; and individuals age 26 and older (26+).
Since State estimates of substance use and
abuse were first generated using the combined
2002–2003 NSDUHs and continuing until the
most recent State estimates based on the combined
2005– 2006 surveys, rates in Kentucky have
been among the lowest in the country on the following
measures:
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Kentucky
is among those states with the lowest
rates of the following: |
Measure |
Age
Groups |
| Past Month Use of
an Illicit Drug Other than Marijuana |
12-17 |
| Nonmedical Use of
Prescription Pain Relievers |
12-17 |
| Past Year Marijuana
Use |
All
Age Groups |
| Greatest Perception
of Risk Associated with Having Five
or More Drinks of an Alcoholic Beverage
Once or Twice a Week |
All
Age Groups |
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It is worth noting that across all survey years,
Kentucky has also ranked among the ten states with
the lowest rates of the perception of risk associated
with using marijuana once a month by individuals
age 12 to 17.
Abuse and Dependency in Kentucky
Questions in NSDUH are used to classify persons
as being dependent on or abusing
specific substances based on criteria
specified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM-IV) (American
Psychiatric Association, 1994).
In Kentucky, rates of past year dependence on or
abuse of alcohol have generally been at or below
the national rates. This is particularly true for
individuals age 18 to 25 and those age 26 and older
where the rates of alcohol dependence or
abuse have consistently been among the
lowest in the country.
By contrast, rates of past year illicit drug have
been more variable but generally at or above the
national rate.
KENTUCKY PAST YEAR ALCOHOL
DEPENDENCE
AMONG INDIVIDUALS AGE 12 AND OLDER
KENTUCKY PAST YEAR ILLICIT DRUG DEPENDENCE
AMONG INDIVIDUALS AGE 12 AND OLDER
Substance Abuse Treatment
Facilities in Kentucky
According to the National Survey of Substance
Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS), the
number of treatment facilities in Kentucky
has remained relatively stable and in the 2006 survey,
there were 312 treatment facilities. Of these facilities,
185 (58%) were private non-profit and another 118
(38%) were private for-profit.
Although facilities may offer more than one modality
of care, the majority of facilities in Kentucky
(270 or 86%) offer some form of outpatient
addiction treatment. Residential care was
available at 53 facilities, and 12 facilities had
an opioid treatment program. In
addition, 93 physicians and 23 treatment programs
are certified to provide bupenorphine care for opiate
addiction.
In Kentucky, 48% of all facilities (149) received
some form of federal, State, county or local government
funds in 2006, and 129 facilities (41%) had agreements
or contracts with managed care organizations for
the provision of substance abuse treatment
services.
Addiction Treatment in Kentucky
Kentucky state addiction treatment
data for substance use disorders are derived from
two primary sources—an annual one-day census
in N-SSATS and annual treatment admissions from
the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).With all facilities
responding to the 2006 N-SSATS survey, showed a
total of 19,510 clients in treatment, the majority
of whom (17,995 or 92%) were in outpatient treatment.
Of the total number of clients in treatment on this
date, 1,298 (7%) were under the age of 18.
Since 1997, there has been a stead decline in the
percent of admissions with no primary substance
(from 46% in 1997 to 23% in 2006) and increases
in the percent of admissions with one or more reported
substances.
Across the last 10 years, there have been steady
increases in the number of admissions mentioning
alcohol, cocaine, marijuana, and opiates
other than heroin.
Across the years for which TEDS data are available,
Kentucky has seen a substantial shift in the constellation
of problems present at treatment admission. Alcohol-only
admissions have remained relatively steady, while
drug-only admissions have tripled from 9 percent
in 1997 to 28 percent in 2006.
Unmet Need for Addiction Treatment
in Kentucky
NSDUH defines unmet addiction treatment
need as an individual who meets the criteria
for abuse of or dependence on illicit drugs or alcohol
according to the DSM-IV, but who has not received
specialty treatment for that problem in the past
year.
Generally, the rate of unmet need for alcohol
treatment for the State population age
12 and older has been at or below the national rate;
for the population age 18 to 25, this rate has consistently
been among the lowest in the country.
Rates of unmet need for drug treatment
have also generally been at or below the national
level for the population as a whole.
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Sources: Facility Data: National Survey of Substance
Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS)–2006 is
available at: http://www.dasis.samhsa.gov.
Center for Mental Health Services
Uniform Reporting System Output Tables 2006 is
available at: http://mentalhealth.samhsa. gov/cmhs/MentalHealthStatistics/URS2006.asp
Substance Abuse Treatment Data:
Treatment Episode Data Set–Concatenated
File–is available from the Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Data Archive: http://www. icpsr.umich.edu/SDA/SAMHDA.
Mental Health Treatment Data:
Center for Mental Health Services Uniform Reporting
System Output Tables 2006 is available at: http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/
MentalHealthStatistics/URS2006.asp.
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