Although Kansas’ rates for drug use and drug abuse has been steadily at or below the national rates, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) states that the rates for alcohol use have been more changeable. The NSDUH’s 2005-2006 survey shows that while rates of prior month alcohol use for individual age 12 and older and 26 and older have been at or below the national rates, the statistics for individuals age 12 to 17 and 18 to 25 have steadily been above the national rates.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issues At-A-Glance

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA

Consequently, there has been an increase in the amount of treatment facilities in Kansas, elevating from 182 in 2002 to 236 in 2006. Nearly half of these facilities were private nonprofit facilities, and 36 percent were private for-profit facilities. In 2006, 226 of these facilities offered some outpatient treatment, 37 centers offered residential care, and 5 facilities offered an opioid treatment program. There were 27 physicians and 8 treatment programs authorized to provide buprenorphine as treatment for individuals suffering from oxycontin abuse and other opiate addictions.

In 2006, 50 percent of all centers received monetary assistance from federal, state, or local government establishments, while 41 percent had some form of agreement with managed care organizations to help with substance abuse treatment services.

The 2006 N-SSATS survey shows Kansas’ one-day total for residents in treatment to be 10,470, with 9,578 participating in outpatient care; 1,488 of these patients were below 18 years of age.

The last 14 years has seen a consistent decline in the amount of treatment admissions for alcohol and increases in cocaine and marijuana admissions. The largest increase is seen in meth addiction, elevating the treatment admissions rate from 3 percent in 1992 to 25 percent in 2006. This is solidified by the fact that treatment admissions for alcohol have decreased from 44 percent in 1992 to 16 percent in 2006, while drug-only admissions went from 12 percent in 1992 to 27 percent in 2006.

Kansas’ statistics for individuals needing drug-only treatment and not receiving it in the prior has ranked among the lowest in the country. Conversely, the rates for individuals requiring alcohol-only treatment and not receiving in the past year have been at or above the national rates.

For individuals age 18 and older, the (NSDUH) also measures past year serious psychological distress (SPD) and major depressive episodes (MDE) for individuals age 18 and older. Kansas’ rates of prior year SPD have steadily been among the 10 highest in the country, while rates of prior year MDE have been close to the rates for the country as a whole. Additionally, Kansas’ percentage of admissions for drug and alcohol treatment for psychological problems has doubled since 1992.

This is cause for great concern, as a person with an unstable mind can be a danger to society and herself; she or those close to her should therefore seek immediate assistance.

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Resource: www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov