Washington State Department of Social and Health Services

Research & Data Analysis Division


Publication cover for 'Substance Use, Substance Use Disorders, and Need for Treatment among Washington State Adults'

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Substance Use, Substance Use Disorders, and Need for Treatment among Washington State Adults

1993-1994 Washington State Needs Assessment Household Survey The Arrestee Estimates of Substance Abuse Need for Treatment Study

Summary: In October 1992, DSHS' Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse and the Office of Research and Data Analysis were awarded a three-year contract by the federal Center for Substance Abuse Treatment to assess the need for state-funded substance abuse treatment services. The results from a telephone survey of over 7,000 Washington households and face-to-face interviews with 599 adults arrested and held in booking facilities in King, Whatcom, and Yakima counties are reported in this study.