It is worth noting that across all survey years and all age groups, New Mexico’s rates for the above measures as well as for additional ones (past month marijuana use and past
month use of an illicit drug other than marijuana) have consistently remained above the national rates

Abuse and Dependency in New Mexico

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).

Rates of past year alcohol dependence or abuse in New Mexico have generally been higher than the national rates across all survey years. This is particularly true for the population of young adults age 18 to 25. Rates of past year drug dependence or abuse, however, have generally been below the nationals rates.

New Mexico's Past Year Dependence on or Abuse of Illicit Drugs or Alcohol 2005-2006



Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities in New Mexico

According to the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS),3 the number of treatment facilities in New Mexico has remained relatively steady, with 120 facilities responding to the 2006 survey (the most recent year for which data are available). Of these facilities, 11 were owned or operated by tribal government(s), and 32 facilities offered treatment in American Indian languages.

Although facilities may offer more than one modality of care, the majority of facilities (103 of 120, or 86%) offer some form of outpatient treatment. An additional 31 facilities offer some form of residential care. Ten facilities offer an opioid treatment program, and 93 physicians and 13 treatment programs are certified to provide buprenorphine care.

In 2006, 94 facilities (78%) received some form of Federal, State, county, or local government funds, and 72 facilities (60%) had agreements or contracts with managed care organizations for the provision of substance abuse treatment services.

Addiction Treatment in New Mexico

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).4 In the 2006 N-SSATS survey, New Mexico showed a one-day total of 12,634 clients in treatment, the majority of whom (11,908 or 94%) were in outpatient treatment. Of the total number of clients in treatment on this date, 1,484 (12%) were under the age of 18.

The percent of admissions mentioning particular drugs or alcohol at the time of admission.5 Across the last 15 years, there has been a decline in the percent of admissions mentioning alcohol (from 89% in 1992, to 56% in 2006), and an increase in the percent of admissions mentioning methamphetamine.

Across the years for which TEDS data are available, New Mexico has seen a substantial shift in the constellation of problems present at treatment admission. Alcohol-only admissions have declined from 58 percent of all admissions in 1992, to just over 34 percent in 2005. Concomitantly, drug-only admissions have increased from 10 percent in 1992, to 22 percent in 2005; and admissions with no substance of abuse have increased from 1 percent in 1992 to 27 percent in 2006.

Unmet Need for Addiction Treatment in New Mexico

Across all survey years and age groups for both measures, New Mexico’s rates have generally declined overall. While the rates for unmet drug treatment need have declined to levels at or below the national average, the rates for unmet alcohol treatment need have remained at or above the national averages, particularly for individuals age 18 to 25.


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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