Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issues At-A-Glance

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Vicodin is a pain reliever, prescribed to relieve moderate or severe pain. However, there are many individuals who become dependent on vicodin, descending into vicodin addiction. Per the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, in 2006, the state of Montana has ranked among the states with the highest rates as measured in the chart above, which includes the use of pain relievers for non-medical purposes. Globally, Montana’s rates for prior year drug dependence of illegal drugs and alcohol have steadily been among the highest in the country.

The National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (NSSATS) states that the amount of treatment facilities in Montana has remained stable since 2002. In 2006, there were 57 facilities; 31 private were nonprofit; 5 were private for-profit; 11 were operated by the federal government; and 4 were operated by tribal governments.

Many of these facilities offered drug detox programs in their services. Additionally, in 2006, 52 facilities offered outpatient treatment; 8 offered residential care; and 11 physicians and 7 treatment programs were authorized to provide buprenorphine for opiate addiction.

The 2006 NSSATS survey also showed that Montana had a one-day total of 3,047 clients who were receiving some type of treatment; 10 percent of the total clients were below 18 years old; almost all of the total clients were receiving outpatient care. Over the last decade and a half, there has been a steady rate in the amount of treatment admissions needing alcohol treatment and increases in those requiring treatment for marijuana and methamphetamine. It is worth noting that the percentage of methamphetamine admissions more has more than quadrupled over the last 15 years. Whereas alcohol-only admissions decreased from 45 percent in 1992 to 26 percent in 2006, drug-only admissions in Montana rose from 2 percent in 1992 to 15 percent in 2006.

Continuing the escalated pattern of drug treatment admissions, Montana’s rates for individuals requiring drug-only treatment but did not receive it in the year prior has been at or above the national rates for all age groups. Equally discomforting, Montana’s rates for serious psychological distress (SPD) and major depressive episodes (MDE) for the past year have been above the national rate.

The state of Montana has provided a relatively stable amount treatment centers to facilitate those who need them. Many of these facilities are publicly funded, so money is not an issue. To beat alcoholism and drug addiction, harness the desire to get clean, and recovery will be possible.

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Resource: www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov