Substance Use Treatment Need among Adolescents, 2003-2004

July 2006 Substance Use Treatment Need Among Adolescents, 2003-2004 In 2003-2004, 6.1% of youths aged 12 to 17 were classified as needing treatment for alcohol use and 5.4% were classified as needing treatment for illicit drug use. The key findings are as follows: Of the youths who were classified as needing treatment for alcohol use, 7.2% received specialty alcohol use treatment; 9.1% of the youths who were classified as needing treatment for illicit drug use received specialty illicit drug use treatment    Among the youths who were classified as needing treatment, very few of the . . .