Report: More in Treatment for Meth, Pain Meds

Report: More in Treatment for Meth, Pain Meds
July 18, 2005

Research Summary

Addiction-treatment admissions for methamphetamine and narcotic pain medications jumped sharply between 2002 and 2003, according to statistics from the federal Treatment Episodes Data Set (TEDS) report.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) said that admissions for treatment of methamphetamine use rose from 105,754 in 2002 to 116,604 in 2003, while admissions for treatment of narcotic pain-medication abuse rose from 43,377 to 48,457.

More than 20 percent of treatment admissions in Arkansas, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oklahoma, and Utah were for meth use. In Maine, Tennessee, and West Virginia, 10 percent or more of admissions were due to abuse of narcotic pain relievers.

A summary of the report is available online.

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