Data Releases
The 2016-2017 NSDUH State Data Tables and Reports are available here: https://www.samhsa.gov/data/nsduh/state-reports-NSDUH-2017
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) public-use files for 2005, 2006, and 2007 were redelivered and the updated files are available on the SAMHDA site. NSDUH is the primary source of statistical information on the use of tobacco, alcohol, prescription drugs, and illicit drugs by the U.S. civilian, noninstitutionalized population aged 12 or older. The survey also includes several series of questions that focus on mental health issues.
The Treatment Episode Data Set - Admissions (TEDS-A) concatenated 2000-2016 and 2016 public-use files are available on the SAMHDA site. In addition, the Treatment Episode Data Set – Discharges (TEDS-D) 2015 and 2016 public-use files are also available. TEDS is a national data system of annual admissions to and discharges from substance abuse treatment facilities.
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) concatenated 2002-2016 public-use file is available on the SAMHDA site. NSDUH is the primary source of statistical information on the use of tobacco, alcohol, prescription drugs, and illicit drugs by the U.S. civilian, noninstitutionalized population aged 12 or older. The survey also includes several series of questions that focus on mental health issues.
The Substate Small Area Estimates interactive visualization is live (https://pdas.samhsa.gov/saes/substate) and is linked from the State Estimates page (https://pdas.samhsa.gov/saes/state).
Using the recoding feature, you can define custom categories (i.e., survey response options) for variables to use in your crosstabs, thereby simplifying your results. For example, if a variable has response option categories of Yes, No, Don't Know, Refused, and Blank, you can recode the variable so Don't Know, Refused, and Blank are in one category, so your crosstab results would only display results for three categories (Yes, No, and Recoded None). The recoded category names are fully customizable.
For more information on using the recoding feature, please visit the PDAS/RDAS knowledge base by clicking the “Help” button in the upper-right of the application. Drill down to PDAS/RDAS > Run a Crosstab > Recode Variables.
Three annual reports for the 2017 NSDUH are available at: https://www.samhsa.gov/data/nsduh/reports-detailed-tables-2017-NSDUH
- 2017 Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators Report
- 2017 NSDUH Detailed Tables
- 2017 Methodological Summary and Definitions Report
RDCs are secure facilities where approved data users can access the restricted use files (RUF) in a secure manner for statistical research purposes. SAMHSA RDC program allows the approved researchers to access NSDUH RUF in RDC-type facilities located in many places across the United States. Please visit SAMHSA RDC website for details.
For more information, please visit the FAQ here.
If you have additional questions, visit SAMHSA RDC website.
The 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) public-use file is available on the SAMHDA site. NSDUH is the primary source of statistical information on the use of tobacco, alcohol, prescription drugs, and illicit drugs by the U.S. civilian, noninstitutionalized population aged 12 or older. The survey also includes several series of questions that focus on mental health issues.
State estimates for 15 measures of substance use and mental disorders based on the combined 2015 and 2016 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (NSDUHs) are provided. The NSDUH is an annual survey of the civilian, noninstutionalized population of the United States aged 12 years or older. State and regional estimates are based on a small area estimation (SAE) methodology in which state-level NSDUH data are combined with county and census block group/tract-level data from the state.
State reports from the 2016 NSDUH can be found here: https://www.samhsa.gov/data/nsduh/state-reports-NSDUH-2016