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Rehab as a treatment for addiction has been around for a long time. However, as our knowledge of health and drugs has grown over time, our understanding around rehab also evolved. Over time, we have seen a lot of change in how rehab treatments are performed and managed, as well as how we determine success.
Treatments and admissions to rehab centers are also affected by changing beliefs and standards. The legalization of marijuana in some states and the change in medical circles towards opiate-based painkillers will affect future trends for those substances.
If you want to know more about the direction that rehab treatments and centers are trending, here are some helpful statistics about rehab.
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One trend that has been changing is the primary substance of addiction that causes people to seek rehab. In 2017 there was a survey performed by the Department of Health and Human Services found the following substances were the most frequently reported by addicts entering rehab:
These substances accounted for around 93% of all rehab admissions, with the rest being made up of multiple less commonly used substances. Opiates and alcohol take up the majority of substances that people are addicted to when they seek rehab treatment.
However, what those percentages do not tell you is how each substance has been trending relative to each other over time. Let’s look at the above substances on a case by case basis using the same survey linked above.
There are two main subcategories of drugs within the opiate family: heroin and non-heroin opiates.
The trend for non-heroin opiates has a slightly different arc:
The trend for alcohol rehabilitation has been trending down over the last decade as the primary substance of abuse reported by addicts on admission.
As social and legal beliefs around marijuana use have become more relaxed in some states, there has been a decrease in admissions for marijuana addiction.
The second major substance that has seen an increase of rehab admissions is methamphetamines.
What substances caused people to seek rehab treatments does not give a very clear picture of the state of rehabilitation trends, however. It is also important to keep in mind the kinds of treatment people are seeking, the length of their stay, the reasons for being discharged, and more.
This data is very helpful in seeing the direction that rehab treatment is heading, especially as the substances that people are addicted to now has changed. Here are some rehab statistics and trends to give you an idea of where things are headed.
In 2017, there were 1,661,207 total discharges from rehab treatment centers. Here is a breakdown of what kinds of treatment the clients were being discharged from:
Meanwhile, of those discharges from rehab, here is a breakdown of the documented reasons for the discharge:
Of the group of people that completed treatments, here is a breakdown of the completion rate by the individual rehab service type:
The median length of stay at a rehab treatment center for different services and substances can vary by quite a lot. Here is a breakdown of the median length of stay by type of treatment service from admission to discharge (any reason):
Here is a breakdown of the various demographic groups that were admitted to rehab centers and how they are trending:
Based on all the above statistics and the way they are trending, we can make the following observations:
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