About Substance Use Disorder
- 3,032 Tennesseans died of drug overdoses in 2020
- 40,888 admissions to state-funded substance use treatment and recovery programs in 2019
- 294,000 estimated Tennesseans with a mental illness and substance use disorder (TAADAS)
- 7,714,521 is an estimated total of drug-related ED visits in the U.S. in 2022. The rate of drug-related ED visits was 2,153 (1,765–2,540) per 100,000 individuals. (SAMHSA, Drug Abuse Warning Network)
- More than one in four adults living with serious mental health problems also has a substance use problem. Substance use problems occur more frequently with certain mental
- health problems: Depression
- Anxiety Disorders
- Schizophrenia
- Personality Disorder (SAMHSA.gov MH & SU)
Substance use (SU) is a more comprehensive term than drug use that encompasses not only use of drugs, but excessive or illegal use or misuse of any substance. (TDMHSAS Best Practice Tool Guide)
It is a shared belief that alcohol and drug abuse are treatable and preventable; that the availability of quality treatment and prevention services to all Tennessee citizens is important; and that by joining together, we can do more than we can do individually. (TAADAS.org)
TN Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services
Services may include:
- Telephone services provided by trained crisis specialists
- Face-to-face or Telehealth assessment
- Referral for additional services & treatment
- Stabilization of symptoms
- Follow-up services
Traumatic Brain Injury and Substance Use Disorders: Making the Connections Toolkit by SAMHSA
Client Workbook: Substance Use and Brain Injury
Tip Card – What Providers Need to Know: Behavioral Health and Brain Injury
Ohio State University
Information for Rehabilitation Professionals
Information for Individuals and Family Members
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