New Survey Data Highlight the Scope of Nation ’s Behavioral Health Crisis

Substance use disorder continues to haunt tens of millions of adults and youth living in the United States, according to the results of the2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). Yet, most of those surveyed did not seek treatment for substance use nor did they think they should.These were among the many findingsreleased yesterday by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), which conducts the annual survey to capture a snapshot of the mental health needs of people living in the United States.Using both in-person and web surveys, the NSDUH asks U.S. civilians aged 12 or older to reflect on their use of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs; substance use disorders; mental health conditions; suicidal thoughts and behaviors; and substance use and mental health treatment. The final respondent sample of 71,369 individuals for 2022 was weighted to be representative of the U.S. civilian, noninstitutionalized population aged 12 and older.Analysis from the 2022 survey revealed that 48.7 million people aged 12 or older (17.3% of the population) reported substance use that metDSM-5 criteria for substance use disorder (SUD) in the past year —up from 46.3 million people in 2021 (seeHighlights for the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health).Among the 1.8 million adolescents aged 12 to 17 in 2022 who had an SUD in the past year and did not receive substance use treatment in the past year, 1.7 million people did not seek treatment or think they...
Source: Psychiatr News - Category: Psychiatry Tags: adults co-occurring substance use disorder mental illness National Survey on Drug Use and Health nsduh samhsa suicide treatment seeking youth Source Type: research