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This is one in a series of brief state-based
reports intended to give the reader a quick overview
of substance abuse and mental health issues within a
single state. The data derive principally from national
surveys conducted by the Office of Applied Studies,
a component of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA). Sources for all data
used in this report appear at the end.
Prevalence of Illicit Substance and
Alcohol Use in Oregon
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, Oregon has consistently ranked among the highest
10 States for several measures of use and abuse of alcohol
and other substances in two age groupings—the
population of the State age 12 and older and the population
of the State age 26 and older.
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Oregon
is among those states with the lowest rates
of the following: |
| Measure |
Age
Groups |
| Past
Month Illicit Drug Use |
12+,
26+ |
| Past Year Marijuana
Use |
12+,
26+ |
| Past Month Marijuana
Use |
12+,
26+ |
| Least Perception
of Risk Associated w/ Monthly Marijuana Use |
12+,
26+ |
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Drug Abuse and Dependency in
Oregon
Questions in NSDUH are used to classify persons as 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). Prevalence rates for alcohol and illicit drug abuse
and/or dependence have fluctuated across the 4 years for
which data are available. Prevalence rates for all four
age groups (12+, 12 17, 18-25, and 26+) have remained
at or near the national average. Comparing prevalence
rates for the population age 26 and older, however, shows
a marked decline between 2002–2003 and 2005–2006
where the rates are among the lowest in the country.
Addiction Treatment in Oregon
State 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).
In the N-SSATS: 2006 survey, Oregon showed a one-day census
on March 31, 2006, of 22,353 clients in addiction treatment.
Of these, 2,273 (approximately 10%) were under the age
of 18. The majority of clients (89%) were in outpatient
treatment.
The percentage of admissions mentioning two or more
drugs at admission has risen substantially over time.
TEDS also collects information on the mention of particular
drugs or alcohol at the time of admission. Across the
last 13 years, there has been a steady decline in the
number of admissions mentioning alcohol or cocaine as
an abused substance and concomitant increases in the
mentions of marijuana
and heroin.
The decline in alcohol mentions at admissions is mirrored
by the change in admissions composition where alcohol-only
admissions declined from 54 percent in 1992 to 30 percent
in 2005 and drug-only admissions increased from 8 percent
to 26 percent across the same time period.
Unmet Need for Substance Abuse Treatment
in Oregon
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
addiction treatment for that problem in the past year.
While the rates of unmet need for treatment for alcohol
and illicit drug abuse in Oregon are at or below the
national rates, the individuals in the age group 18
to 25 show the largest gaps in treatment need.
Sources:http://www.justice.gov/dea/pubs/state_factsheets/newjersey.html
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