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Statistics on Substance Abuse

Find national, State, and local statistics on the prevalence of substance abuse in the general population as well as the population involved with the child welfare system.

	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Statistics Office of Applied Studies Includes reports on a number of relevant topics, including State-specific data, statistics on population groups such as women and youth, and short reports from the Office of Applied Studies publication series using national surveys and data systems.

2008 State Fact Sheets
Child Welfare League of America (2008)
Provides State-specific, descriptive information and statistics on child welfare topics such as child abuse and neglect, youth permanency, kinship care, childcare, substance abuse, mental health, and juvenile justice.

Children of Alcoholic and/or Substance Abusing Parents
Office of Applied Studies
Includes statistics on the number of biological, adoptive, foster, and stepchildren living with a substance abusing parent as well as information on prevalence of substance use among these populations.

Data on California's Women and Families With Substance Use Disorders (PDF - 530 KB)
Children and Family Futures (2006)
Includes estimates and statistics for California on children affected by drug abuse, the prevalence of drug use during pregnancy, substance abuse in families involved with child welfare services, the need for treatment, admissions to treatment programs, and available treatment facilities and services.

National Fact Sheet 2008
Child Welfare League of America (2008)
Includes national statistics on topics such as child abuse and neglect, permanency, kinship care, childcare, substance abuse, mental health, and juvenile justice.

Parental Substance Use Disorders and Child Maltreatment: Overlap, Gaps, and Opportunities
Young, Boles, & Otero
Child Maltreatment, 12(2), 2007
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Summarizes available data on the overlap of children involved with child welfare services who are also affected by parental substance abuse, and suggests opportunities for the two systems to improve data collection and collaboration.

Prevalence of Adolescent Substance Use Disorders Across Five Sectors of Care (PDF - 25 KB)
Child and Adolescent Services Research Center (2001)
Determines the prevalence of substance use disorders among youth in the alcohol and drug, mental health, juvenile justice, child welfare, and public school systems in San Diego, California.

Substance Use in Maltreated Youth: Findings From the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being
Wall & Kohl
Child Maltreatment, 12(1), 2007
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This study used a national sample of maltreated adolescents to analyze the association of adolescent substance use with demographics, placement type, and youth and family characteristics.

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Updated on November 19, 2008