Protocol - Treatment Availability and Level of Care
Description
This protocol is based on extracting data from the Treatment Episode Data SetAdmissions (TEDS-A), a data set that captures variables related to substance abuse treatment admissions such as the drugs used at the time of admission and whether there was a criminal justice system or school referral to treatment. Service settings include detoxification, inpatient hospitalization, rehabilitation, and ambulatory outpatient care. Demographic variables about the people admitted to treatment are available in this data set.
Specific Instructions
Information on the collection of Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) data is available in the reports and in the documentation for the online files at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) data Website: https://www.samhsa.gov/data/data-we-collect/teds-treatment-episode-data-set.
Availability
Protocol
To obtain the most recent and past datasets and codebooks that provide the following information, see Treatment Episode Data Set: Admissions (TEDS-A)
- Rates of treatment admissions for the U.S. and state level
- Level of care for the U.S. and each state overall
- Demographic subgroups
- Type of service (e.g., Ambulatory outpatient or Intensive outpatient, residential/rehabilitation short-term [<31 days] or long-term [31+ days], hospital, detoxification ambulatory, and free standing residential or hospital based).
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) data Website includes tables that give detailed breakouts for the most recent year in pdf format . Online tables from the SAMHSA data Website or downloable files from Treatment Episode Data Set: Admissions (TEDS-A) can then be used to subset to specific groups (e.g., cannabis users treated in outpatient settings).There are also discharge data sets for a subset of 26 jurisdictions that include the full intake data, plus the length of stay and type of discharge.
For a crosswalk of each states data system to TEDS, see Treatment Episode Data Set: Admissions (TEDS-A).
Personnel and Training Required
Knowledge of the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive (SAMHDA). The extracted data need to be analyzed in order to interpret the data for additional subgroups or cross tabs.
Equipment Needs
Access to a desktop/laptop computer with Internet access to download raw data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive (SAMDHA) website (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/SAMHDA/). Statistical packages (e.g., SPSS, SAS) for data manipulation.
Requirements
| Requirement Category | Required |
|---|---|
| Major equipment | No |
| Specialized training | No |
| Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection | No |
| Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual | No |
Mode of Administration
Secondary Data Analysis
Lifestage
Infant, Toddler, Child, Adolescent, Adult, Senior, Pregnancy
Participants
Not applicable: Derived from publicly available secondary data
Selection Rationale
Over 88% of youth and young adults and over half of all adults who receive substance abuse treatment do so with public funding. The amount and type of publicly provided treatment varies by state. The Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) is a registry of all publicly funded treatment admissions in the United States and can be used to describe the extent and type of services available by state. Each state has its own system (which often has more data) that is cross-walked to TEDS.
Language
English
Standards
| Standard | Name | ID | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Phenotype Ontology | Addictive behavior | HP:0030858 | HPO |
Derived Variables
None
Process and Review
Not applicable
Protocol Name from Source
Treatment Episode Data Set - Admissions (TEDS-A)
Source
The TEDS Report is prepared by the Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Synectics or Management Decisions, Inc., Arlington, Virginia; and by RTI International in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina (RTI International is a trade name of Research Triangle Institute). Actual data collection is done by individual programs and reported through their single state authority (SSA).
General References
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies. (2008, December 11). The TEDS Report: TEDS Report Definitions. Rockville, MD: Author.
Protocol ID
550501
Variables
Export Variables| Variable Name | Variable ID | Variable Description | dbGaP Mapping | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PX550501000000 | Protocol 550501 - proprietary. Check DCW for more | N/A | ||
Measure Name
Treatment Availability and Level of Care
Release Date
February 24, 2012
Definition
A measure of the alcohol and drug abuse treatment admissions and level of care capacity available in a specific community, at the census tract level.
Purpose
Using the Treatment Episode Data SetAdmissions (TEDS-A), this measure examines the admissions for alcohol and drug abuse treatment and level of care available in a given community. Data about the type of drugs (e.g., heroin, methamphetamines) and demographic characteristics of the people admitted to treatment can be obtained in this data set.
Keywords
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive, SAMHDA, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, NSDUH, Inpatient service utilization, Detoxification, alcohol, Drug, substance use, Rehabilitation, Outpatient service utilization, Residential substance abuse treatment, treatment, Single State Authority (SSA), SAA, Substance Use-related Community Factors
Measure Protocols
| Protocol ID | Protocol Name |
|---|---|
| 550501 | Treatment Availability and Level of Care |
Publications
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