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Tuesday, January 15, 2008

New DASIS Report: Male Admissions with Co-occurring Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders: 2005

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Office of Applied Studies (OAS) has released a new DASIS Report titled, Male Admissions with Co-occurring Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders: 2005. The report provides statistical analysis on co-occurring disorders and the effects of such on substance abuse disorders in males.

The following are some highlights from the report:

  • Among male admissions reporting alcohol, cocaine, marijuana, or stimulants as the primary substance of abuse, those with co-occurring disorders were more likely than those without co-occurring disorders to report daily use of these substances
  • Sixty-two percent of male admissions with co-occurring disorders reported more than one substance of abuse compared with 52 percent of male admissions without co-occurring disorders
  • Male admissions with co-occurring disorders were more likely than those without co-occurring disorders to report five or more prior substance abuse treatment episodes (17 vs. 10 percent)
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