STATE VARIATIONS IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ALCOHOLISM-TREATMENT AT SPECIALTY SUBSTANCE-ABUSE TREATMENT FACILITIES

This article reports characteristics of state specialty alcoholism tre atment systems estimated from the 1989 National Drug and Alcohol Treat ment Unit Survey (NDATUS). NDATUS is adjusted to correct for item nonr esponse and differential unit nonresponse across states. We estimate t hat $3.8 billion was spent nationally on specialty alcoholism treatmen t in 1989. Per capita funding ranged from $52 in Alaska to 166 in Miss issippi. Clients in treatment per capita and funding per client-day ea ch varied more than 10-fold across states. Comparison of treatment sys tem measures with indicators of the need for alcoholism treatment show ed little systematic relationship across states.