Increase the proportion of people who need alcohol and/or drug treatment who got treatment in the past year — SU‑01

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.