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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issues At-A-Glance

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

The 2002-2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health’s (NSDUH) estimates and the 2005-2006 surveys has ranked Utah among those states with the lowest rates based on the measures depicted in the chart above. Noteworthy, however, is the fact that Utah has ranked among those states with the highest rates of the prior year non-medical use of pain relievers among individuals age 12 and older. Globally, however, for the dependence or abuse of illegal drugs or alcohol, Utah has steadily ranked at or below the national rate for all ages.

An addiction to pain reliever is often seen in vicodin addiction. It is most often prescribe to alleviate pain, however, oftentimes a dependency occurs, causing the need for treatment. Per the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (NSSATS), Utah has had an increase in its number of treatment facilities, rising from 118 in 2003 to 133 in 2006. This is largely due to the addition of 12 private for-profit facilities. In 2006, Utah had 57 private nonprofit facilities; 51 were private for-profit; 1 was owned by a tribal government; and the federal, state, and local governments ran the rest. In 2006, 108 of all facilities offered outpatient care (inclusive of drug detox programs); 45 facilities offered residential care; 10 facilities offered opioid treatment programs; and 67 physicians were authorized to offer buprenorphine for opiate addiction.

The 2006 NSSATS survey shows that over the past 15 years, the number of treatment admissions for alcohol has steadily declined while the number of treatment admissions for marijuana and heroin increased in Utah. However, the greatest increase can be seen in the number of treatment admissions for methamphetamine. Specifically, admissions for alcohol declined from 56 percent in 1992 to just over 20 percent in 2006, while admissions requiring drug treatment increased from 9 percent in 1998 to 46 percent in 2006.

On a psychological level, Utah’s rates for past year serious psychological distress (SPD) for all age groups have stayed at or went above the national rates, with the rates for individuals age 18 to 25 being steadily been among the highest in the country. The statistics for prior year major depressive episode (MDE) have also been above the national rate, except for individuals age 12 to 17.

The abuse of addiction to drugs or alcohol can have a devastating effect on the mind; sometimes creating delusions so powerful, a schizophrenic-like behavior develops. To save their sanity, individuals suffering from alcohol or drug addiction should visit a treatment facility.

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Resource: www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov