Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions Increase in 2002

September 20, 2004

Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions Increase in 2002

The number of admissions to substance abuse treatment for adolescents ages 12 to 17 increased again in 2002, continuing a ten-year trend, according to new data released August 31, 2004. The new data show that the number of adolescents ages 12 to 17 admitted to substance abuse treatment increased 65% between 1992 and 2002, growing from six percent to nine percent of all treatment admissions. In 2002, more than half (53%) of adolescent admissions were referred to treatment through the criminal justice system . . .