The Problems We Address in Our Community
According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, in the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown area (MSA):
It's no secret that alcohol consumption can cause major health problems, including cirrhosis of the liver and injuries sustained in automobile accidents. Researchers have linked alcohol consumption to more than 60 diseases. Nationwide, the estimated economic cost of excessive drinking was $223.5 billion in 2006.[2] All addictive drugs similarly impact health, but with their own unique set of resultant health problems.
Despite the acute need, of those who needed alcohol treatment nationally in 2012, only 8.9% received treatment at a specialty substance use treatment facility; 3.7% did not receive treatment but felt they needed it; and 94.6% did not receive treatment and did not perceive a need for it. Only one quarter (27.9%) of those who did not receive alcohol treatment, but felt they needed it made an effort to get treatment in the past year. Averages from 2004 to 2007 show that the most common reasons given for not receiving needed alcohol treatment were not being ready to stop using alcohol (26.3%) and cost or insurance barriers (48.3%).[3]
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[1] Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. National Survey on Drug Use and Health Report: Substance Use and Mental Disorders in the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA. Accessed on September 30, 2014 at http://www.samhsa.gov/data/NSDUHMetroBriefReports/NSDUH-Metro-Houston.pdf.
[2] Bouchery EE1, Harwood HJ, Sacks JJ, Simon CJ, Brewer RD. “Economic costs of excessive alcohol consumption in the U.S., 2006.” American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Accessed on September 30, 2014 at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22011424
[3] Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Results from the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Summary of National Findings, NSDUH Series H-46, HHS Publication No. (SMA) 13-4795. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2014: http://www.samhsa.gov/data/NSDUH/2012SummNatFindDetTables/NationalFindings/NSDUHresults2012.pdf
According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, in the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown area (MSA):
- 369,000 persons aged 12 or older were classified as having a substance use disorder in the past year.
- 28.2% of persons ages 18 and older participate in “binge” alcohol use, defined as having five or more drinks on the same occasion at least one time in the past month, based on a 2005-2010 annual average. An estimated 9% of youth ages 12 to 17 participate in binge drinking.
- 25.1% of persons aged 12 or older participated in “binge” alcohol use, defined as having five or more drinks on the same occasion at least one time in the past month.
- 490,000 persons aged 12 or older used any illicit drug in the past year. This represents 11.8 percent of the MSA population.[1]
It's no secret that alcohol consumption can cause major health problems, including cirrhosis of the liver and injuries sustained in automobile accidents. Researchers have linked alcohol consumption to more than 60 diseases. Nationwide, the estimated economic cost of excessive drinking was $223.5 billion in 2006.[2] All addictive drugs similarly impact health, but with their own unique set of resultant health problems.
Despite the acute need, of those who needed alcohol treatment nationally in 2012, only 8.9% received treatment at a specialty substance use treatment facility; 3.7% did not receive treatment but felt they needed it; and 94.6% did not receive treatment and did not perceive a need for it. Only one quarter (27.9%) of those who did not receive alcohol treatment, but felt they needed it made an effort to get treatment in the past year. Averages from 2004 to 2007 show that the most common reasons given for not receiving needed alcohol treatment were not being ready to stop using alcohol (26.3%) and cost or insurance barriers (48.3%).[3]
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[1] Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. National Survey on Drug Use and Health Report: Substance Use and Mental Disorders in the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA. Accessed on September 30, 2014 at http://www.samhsa.gov/data/NSDUHMetroBriefReports/NSDUH-Metro-Houston.pdf.
[2] Bouchery EE1, Harwood HJ, Sacks JJ, Simon CJ, Brewer RD. “Economic costs of excessive alcohol consumption in the U.S., 2006.” American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Accessed on September 30, 2014 at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22011424
[3] Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Results from the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Summary of National Findings, NSDUH Series H-46, HHS Publication No. (SMA) 13-4795. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2014: http://www.samhsa.gov/data/NSDUH/2012SummNatFindDetTables/NationalFindings/NSDUHresults2012.pdf
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