Florida
Addiction Facts
This is one in a series of brief state-based reports intended
to give the reader a quick overview of substance abuse and mental
health issues within a single state. The data derive principally
from national surveys conducted by the Office of Applied Studies,
a component of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA). Sources for all data used in this report
appear at the end.
Prevalence of Illicit Substance and Alcohol
Use in Florida The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) generates
state-level estimates for 23 measures of substance use and mental
health problems for four age groups: the entire state population
over the age of 12 (12+); individuals age 12 to 17; individuals
age 18 to 25; and individuals age 26 and older (26+). Since
state estimates of substance use and abuse were first generated
using the combined 2002-2003 NSDUHs and continuing until the
most recent state estimates based on the combined 2005-2006
surveys, Florida ‘s rates of drug and alcohol use have
been quite variable. For measures of past year and past month
marijuana use, Florida’s rates have generally mirrored
the national rates. Rates of past month use of an illicit substance
other than marijuana, however, have generally been higher than
the national rates. All measures of alcohol use, including binge
alcohol use, have generally been below the national rates.
Abuse and Dependency in Florida
Questions in NSDUH are used to classify persons as being dependent
on or abusing specific substances based on criteria specified
in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,
4th Edition (DSM-IV) (American Psychiatric Association, 1994).
On the global measure of any past year abuse of or dependence
on illicit drugs or alcohol, Florida has generally ranked at
or below the national average. PAST
YEAR ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
AMONG INDIVIDUALS AGE 12 AND OLDER IN FLORIDA  FLORIDA PAST YEAR ILLICIT DRUG
DEPENDENCE
AMONG INDIVIDUALS AGE 12 AND OLDER 
Substance Abuse Treatment
Facilities in Florida
According to the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment
Services (N-SSATS) annual surveys2 the number of treatment facilities
in Florida has increased from 612 in 2002, to 668 in 2006. In
2006, more than half (380 of 668 facilities) were private nonprofit,
and just over one-third (244 of 668) were private for-profit.
The increase between 2002 and 2006 is primarily attributable
to the addition of 17 private not-for-profit facilities and
27 private for-profit facilities.
Although facilities may offer more than one modality of care,
537 Florida facilities (80%) in 2006 offered some form of outpatient
treatment. An additional 228 facilities offered some form of
residential care, and 44 facilities offered opioid treatment
programs. In addition, 608 physicians and 68 treatment programs
are certified to provide buprenorphine treatment for opiate
addiction. In 2006, 57 percent of all facilities (382 of 668) received
some form of Federal, State, county, or local government funds;
and 254 facilities had agreements or contracts with managed
care organizations for the provision of substance abuse treatment
services. Substance Abuse
Treatment in Florida
State treatment data for substance use disorders are derived
from two primary sources—an annual one-day census in N-SSATS
and annual treatment admissions from the Treatment Episode Data
Set (TEDS).3 In the 2006 N-SSATS survey, Florida showed a one-day
total of 52,734 clients in treatment, the majority of whom (44,602
or 85%) were in outpatient treatment. Of the total number of
clients in treatment on this date, 4,253 (8%) were under the
age of 18.
Across the last 15 years, there has been a steady decline
in the number of admissions mentioning alcohol as a substance
of abuse and increases in opiates other than heroin. Across the years for which TEDS data are available, Florida
has seen a substantial shift in the constellation of problems
present at treatment admission. Alcohol-only admissions have
declined from over 36 percent of all admissions in 1992, to
just over 16 percent in 2006. Concomitantly, drug-only admissions
have increased from 21 percent in 1992, to 46 percent in 2006. Unmet Need for Addiction Treatment
in Florida
NSDUH defines unmet treatment need as an individual
who meets the criteria for abuse of or dependence on illicit
drugs or alcohol according to the DSM-IV, but who has not
received specialty treatment for that problem in the past
year. Rates of needing and not receiving treatment for drug use
in Florida have generally been at or above the national rate
for this measure. In 2005-2006, the rate for individuals age
12 to 17 was among the 10 highest5 in the country. Rates for individuals needing and not receiving treatment
for alcohol use have been generally at or below the national
rates, with the exception of the age group 26 and older. Sources:
Facility Data: National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment
Services (N-SSATS)–2006 is available at: http://www.dasis.samhsa.gov. Center for Mental Health Services Uniform Reporting System
Output Tables 2006 is available at: http://mentalhealth.samhsa.
gov/cmhs/MentalHealthStatistics/URS2006.asp Substance Abuse Treatment Data: Treatment Episode Data Set–Concatenated
File–is available from the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Data Archive: http://www. icpsr.umich.edu/SDA/SAMHDA. Mental Health Treatment Data: Center for Mental Health Services
Uniform Reporting System Output Tables 2006 is available at:
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