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Evidence for Substance Abuse Services and Policy Research

A Systematic Review of National Databases

Rosanna M. Coffey

The Healthcare Business of Thomson Reuters, rosanna.coffey{at}thomsonreuters.com

Katharine R. Levit

The Healthcare Business of Thomson Reuters

Cheryl A. Kassed

The Healthcare Business of Thomson Reuters

A. Thomas McLellan

Treatment Research Institute

Mady Chalk

Treatment Research Institute

Thomas M. Brady

National Institute on Drug Abuse

Rita Vandivort-Warren

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

We reviewed 39 national government- and nongovernment-sponsored data sets related to substance addiction policy. These data sets describe patients with substance use disorders (SUDs), treatment providers and the services they offer, and/or expenditures on treatment. Findings indicate the availability of reliable data on the prevalence of SUD and the characteristics of specialty treatment facilities, but meager data on financing and services. Gaps in information might be filled through agency collaboration to redesign, coordinate, and augment existing substance abuse and general health surveys. Despite noted gaps, these data sets represent an unusually rich set of resources for health services and policy research.

Key Words: substance addiction • data sets • substance use disorders • financing • treatment

This version was published on April 1, 2009

Evaluation Review, Vol. 33, No. 2, 103-137 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0193841X08328126
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