Alabama's substance abuse treatment system serves over 21,000 clients annually. It relies on data from national surveys and the Alabama Substance Abuse Information System to understand who it serves and assess outcomes. The majority of clients are male, between 25-34, white, and being treated for drug rather than alcohol abuse. Most come from Jefferson, Mobile, and Montgomery counties. The average cost of treatment is $1,316 per client. Common treatment modalities include intensive outpatient, residential rehabilitation, and methadone maintenance. The system aims to measure outcomes like employment, housing stability, and abstinence from drugs and alcohol.
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ASADS Presentation - What Do We Know
1. What We Know About SubstanceWhat We Know About Substance
Abuse Treatment in AlabamaAbuse Treatment in Alabama
Kristopher VilamaaKristopher Vilamaa
Director of Information ServicesDirector of Information Services
Alabama Department of Mental HealthAlabama Department of Mental Health
Substance Abuse Services DivisionSubstance Abuse Services Division
3. Alabamas Substance AbuseAlabamas Substance Abuse
Treatment SystemTreatment System
How Do We Know?
Who Do We Serve?
What Services Do They Get?
Where Do They Get Them?
What Does it Cost?
What Are the Outcomes?
5. How Do We Know?How Do We Know?
NSDUH National Survey on Drug Use and Health
N-SSATS National Survey of Substance Abuse
Treatment Services
Surveys ALL providers registered with SAMHSA,
includes non-contract certified providers, VA,
military and hospital treatment providers
TEDS Treatment Episode Data Set
ASAIS Alabama Substance Abuse Information
System
6. Who Do We Serve?Who Do We Serve?
FY2010
21,610 Clients Admitted to Treatment
24,676 Clients Served
7. Who Do We Serve? Number of ClientsWho Do We Serve? Number of Clients
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
NumberAdmittedtoTreatment
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Year
8. Who Do We Serve? Non-DMHWho Do We Serve? Non-DMH
N-SSATS Census
15,820 clients in service
8,781 in for-profit facilities
1,136 in federal government facilities (VA, DOD)
60% only being treated for drug abuse (not alcohol or mental health)
9. Who Do We Serve? - GenderWho Do We Serve? - Gender
Source: TEDS
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Year
Gender of SA Clients
Female
Male
10. Who Do We Serve? - AgeWho Do We Serve? - Age
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
< 15 15-17 18-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45+
Alabama USSource: 2010 TEDS
11. Who Do We Serve? - RaceWho Do We Serve? - Race
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
American I ndian
African American
Whit e
Asian
Ot her
Two or More Races
Alabama US
Source: 2010 TEDS
12. Who Do We Serve? - CountyWho Do We Serve? - County
Top Residence Counties (FY2010 Clients Reported Served to ASAIS)
Jefferson County 23.4%
Mobile County 7.7%
Montgomery County 6.5%
Madison County - 4.8%
Tuscaloosa County 4.6%
Bottom Residence Counties
Perry County 0.1%
Greene County 0.1%
Choctaw County 0.1%
Sumter County 0.1%
Washington County 0.1%
13. Who Do We Serve? Referral SourceWho Do We Serve? Referral Source
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Individual
Alcohol/ Drug Care
Provider
Ot her Healt hcare
Provider
School
Employer
Ot her Communit y
Referral
Criminal Just ice Referral
Alabama US
Source: 2010 TEDS
14. Who Do We Serve? - SubstanceWho Do We Serve? - Substance
0 10 20 30 40 50
Alcohol
Cocaine/ Crack
Marijuana
Heroin
Non-Prescript ion Met hadone
Ot her Opiat es
Met hamphet amine
Ot her Amphet amines
Benzodiazepine
Alabama US
Source: 2010 TEDS
18. Source: TEDS 2006 Highlights - http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/teds2k6highlights/Tbl6b.htm
Who Do We Serve? StateWho Do We Serve? State
ComparisonComparison
19. Who Are We Missing?Who Are We Missing?
NSDUH (2002-2004) Needing, but not Receiving, Treatment for Illicit Drugs
20. Who Are We Missing?Who Are We Missing?
NSDUH (2002-2004) Needing, but not Receiving, Treatment for Alcohol
21. Who Are We Missing?Who Are We Missing?
Same questions by catchment area (NSDUH 2002-2008)
Needing but not Receiving Treatment for Illicit Drug Use ranged from
0.9% to 3.4%
Needing but not Receiving Treatment for Alcohol Use ranged from
2.1% to 8.2%
SAMHSA looked at another measure, people needing but not receiving
treatment in past year per $1 million of SAPTBG funding (2006)
Lowest was Alaska = 1,723
Highest was Maine = 6,070
Alabama = 3,849
Almost exactly in the middle
23. What Services Do They Get?What Services Do They Get?
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Hospit al I npat ient
Resident ial Det ox
Short -Term Resident ial
Long-Term Resident ial
I OP
OP
Ambulat ory Det ox
Alabama USSource: 2010 TEDS
24. What Services Do They Get?What Services Do They Get?
FY2010 Reported
16,315 Assessments
4,940 days of Detoxification
108,316 days of Crisis Residential
52,550 days of Co-Occurring Residential
74,857 days of Residential Rehabilitation
863,000 hours of Group Counseling
29,000 hours of Case Management
25,894 hours of Individual Counseling
76,712 daily doses of Methadone
26. Stoppages in PipelineStoppages in Pipeline
Waiting
Waiting for an Assessment
Waiting for Treatment Admission
Waiting for Transfer
Loss of Communication
Transfers who Do Not Enroll
Lost to Contact from Waiting Lists
Termination by Program
Want to put hard numbers to each of these stoppages
Need screenings on all clients who seek service
Accurate updating of enrollments including No Contact
27. Where Do They Get Them?Where Do They Get Them?
FY2010 Clients Reported to DMH
UAB Drug Free 3,412 clients
Aletheia House 2,845 clients
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment 1,961 clients
Chemical Addictions Program 1,837 clients
Spectracare Health 1,534 clients
Altapointe Health Services 1,192 clients
Madison County Mental Health 1,097 clients
East Alabama Mental Health 1,026 clients
28. Where Do They Get Them?Where Do They Get Them?
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000
Methadone/Buprenorphine
Intensive Outpatient
Regular Outpatient
Long-Term Residential
Rehabilitation
Short-Term
Day Treatment
Outpatient Detox
Residential Detox
Hospital Inpatient Detox
29. What Does it Cost?What Does it Cost?
FY2010 Cost by Level of Care
Report a Variation of this for the Substance Abuse
Treatment and Prevention Block Grant
Reflects the Level of Care at the time services were billed
All LOCs add up to more than the bottom line number
served because of people who move between levels
Overall Average Cost per Client
$1,316.96
31. What are the Outcomes?What are the Outcomes?
National Outcome Measures
Standards established by the federal government to measure
effectiveness of mental health and substance abuse services
Currently reported using the data from the assessment and discharge
summaries are:
Employment
Stable Housing
Criminal Justice Involvement
Change in Abstinence Alcohol and Drug Use
Social Support for Recovery
32. What are the Outcomes?What are the Outcomes?
Source: 2010 TEDS
35. DiscussionDiscussion
How can you find data?
Services paid for by DMH/Medicaid
Clients served by DMH
Outcomes
Number and types of Providers
Needs Assessment
36. ResourcesResources
NSDUH State Level Data
http://oas.samhsa.gov/statesIndex.htm
N-SSATS State Profiles
http://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/tedsweb/tab_year.choose_year_state_p
TEDS State Profiles
http://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/tedsweb/tab_year.choose_year_web_ta
Alabama Department of Mental Health
http://mh.alabama.gov/SA/StatisticsAndPublications
38. Contact MeContact Me
Kristopher VilamaaKristopher Vilamaa
Director of Information ServicesDirector of Information Services
Division of Mental Illness and Substance Abuse ServicesDivision of Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Services
Alabama Department of Mental HealthAlabama Department of Mental Health
kristopher.vilamaa@mh.alabama.govkristopher.vilamaa@mh.alabama.gov
(334) 242-3969(334) 242-3969