Substance Use & Mental Health Estimates From The 2013 National Survey On Drug Use & Health: Overview Of Findings

In September 2014, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality published a National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) Report on findings from the 2013 National Survey on Drug Use. The report focuses on the percentage of individuals with behavioral health problems in the United States, as well as on the percentage receiving treatment or counseling for behavioral health problems.

NSDUH is an annual survey of the civilian, non-institutionalized population of the United States aged 12 years old or older. Data from NSDUH provide information on illicit drug use . . .