The DASIS Report:  Primary Methamphetamine / Amphetamine Treatment Admissions, 1992-2002

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Highlights:

• According to SAMHSA's Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS), the primary methamphetamine/ amphetamine treatment admission rate in the United States increased from 10 admissions per 100,000 to 52 admissions per 100,000 population aged 12 or older between 1992 and 2002.

• Smoked methamphetamine/amphetamine is often referred to as "ice." In 1992, 12% of primary methamphetamine / amphetamine admissions reported smoking as the primary route of administration and 39% inhaled the substance. By 2002, 50% reported smoking as their primary route of administration for methamphetamine / amphetamine and only 17% inhaled it.

• In 2002, 19 States had rates in excess of the national rate (52 admissions per 100,000 population): 10 States were in the West, 7 were in the Midwest and 2 were in the South. The highest rates were in Oregon (324 admissions per 100,000), Hawaii (217 per 100,000), California (200 per 100,000), Iowa (198 per 100,000), Wyoming (167 per 100,000), Nevada (156 per 100,000), Washington State (150 per 100,000), and Arkansas (125 admissions per 100,000 population).

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This Short Report, The DASIS Report:  Primary Methamphetamine / Amphetamine Treatment Admissions, 1992-2002, is based on the Drug and Alcohol Services Information System (DASIS), the primary source of national data on substance abuse treatment.  DASIS is conducted by the Office of Applied Studies (OAS) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).