New SAMHDA Data Available

New SAMHDA Data Available

The enhanced Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive (SAMHDA) has added new data files to its archive!

These new files include the following data sets:

• 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) Public-Use Files: A major source of statistical information on the use of illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco and on mental health issues among members of the U.S. civilian, noninstitutionalized population aged 12 or older.
• 2012 National Mental Health Services Survey (N-MHSS): Data on mental health treatment facilities in the United States and its jurisdictions.
• 2013 and 2014 Treatment Episode Data Sets for Admissions (TEDS-A): Information on the demographic and substance abuse characteristics of individuals aged 12 or older admitted to treatment for abuse of alcohol and/or drugs in facilities that reported to individual state administrative data systems.
• 2012 and 2013 Treatment Episode Data Sets for Discharges (TEDS-D): Information on treatment completion, length of stay in treatment, and demographic and substance abuse characteristics of individuals discharged from alcohol or drug treatment in facilities that reported to individual state administrative data systems.
• 2014 National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS): Data on the location, characteristics, and use of alcohol and drug abuse treatment facilities and services throughout the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other U.S. jurisdictions.

Files for these data sets are available for download in SAS, SPSS, STATA, and ASCII formats.

Let us know if you have questions or require technical assistance. To contact the SAMHDA Help Desk, use the online technical assistance form or call 888-741-7242.