Headlines: Additional $144.1 Million Awarded for Opioid Crisis

Headlines: Additional $144.1 Million Awarded for Opioid Crisis

New Report on Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States: Results From the 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) report provides the latest estimates on substance use and mental health in the nation, including the misuse of opioids. Opioids include heroin use and pain reliever misuse. In 2016, there were 11.8 million people age 12 or older who misused opioids in the past year. The majority of those individuals misused pain relievers rather than used heroin—there were 11.5 million people who misused pain relievers and 948,000 people who used heroin.

New Report on Trends in the Use of Methadone, Buprenorphine, and Extended-Release Naltrexone at Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities A new report from SAMHSA shows the number of Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs) has increased from approximately 1,100 in 2003 to almost 1,500 by the end of 2016. The number of clients receiving methadone on the survey reference date increased from about 227,000 in 2003 to over 350,000 in 2015. OTPs are regulated by SAMHSA and are qualified to dispense the controlled substances, methadone and buprenorphine, to treat addiction to opioids (e.g., heroin and prescription pain relievers).