Tuesday, January 28, 2014

2011 Data Added to Treatment Episode Data Set-Admissions (TEDS-A) Concatenated File

The TEDS-A Concatenated file has been updated to include data through 2011. The 1992 to 2011 TEDS-A Concatenated data and documentation files are now available for download, online analysis, and Quick Tables. more...

TEDS-A is an administrative data system of annual admissions to substance abuse treatment facilities throughout the U.S. Demographic information such as gender, race, ethnicity, education, and employment status, among others, are included in the data. Substances reported in TEDS-A include alcohol, cocaine and crack, marijuana and hashish, heroin, nonprescription methadone, other opiates and synthetics, stimulants, tranquilizers, sedatives, and over-the-counter medications, among others.

TEDS-A is one component of the Behavioral Health Services Information System (BHSIS), maintained by the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). TEDS-D, a sister data system, records discharges from treatment facilities. The TEDS-D Concatenated file will be updated to include data through 2010 in the upcoming weeks.

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