Status: Little or no detectable change
Most Recent Data:
12.2
percent
(2019)
Target:
14.0
percent
Desired Direction:
Increase desired
Baseline:
11.1
percent of persons aged 12 years and over who needed substance use treatment received treatment at a specialty facility in the past 12 months in 2018
Increase the proportion of persons who need alcohol and/or illicit drug treatment who received specialty treatment for a substance use problem in the past year
Summary
Effective treatments for substance use problems are available, but very few people with a substance use disorder get the treatment they need. Lack of access to care, lack of screening, and stigma all contribute to this treatment gap. Promising strategies include developing best practices for screening in primary care settings and increasing provider capacity to prescribe medications for treating substance use disorders.
Workgroup: Substance Use Workgroup
