Past Year Perceived Need for and Effort Made to Receive Specialty Treatment among Persons Aged 12 or Older Needing But Not Receiving Treatment for Illicit Drug or Alcohol Use: 2010 | Addiction Treatment Strategies

Past Year Perceived Need for and Effort Made to Receive Specialty Treatment among Persons Aged 12 or Older Needing But Not Receiving Treatment for Illicit Drug or Alcohol Use: 2010

Based on 2007-2010 combined data, the six most often reported reasons for not receiving illicit drug or alcohol use treatment among persons aged 12 or older who needed but did not receive treatment at a specialty facility and perceived a need for treatment were (a) not ready to stop using (40.2 percent), (b) no health coverage and could not afford cost (32.9 percent), (c) possible negative effect on job (11.5 percent), (d) concern that receiving treatment might cause neighbors/community to have negative opinion (11.3 percent), (e) could handle the problem without treatment (9.9 percent), and (f) not knowing where to go for treatment (9.3 percent).

Based on 2007-2010 combined data, among persons aged 12 or older who needed but did not receive illicit drug or alcohol use treatment, felt a need for treatment, and made an effort to receive treatment, the most often reported reasons for not receiving treatment were (a) no health coverage and could not afford cost (38.1 percent), (b) not ready to stop using (30.3 percent), (c) able to handle the problem without treatment (9.0 percent), (d) no transportation/inconvenient (8.4 percent), (e) might have negative effect on job (7.9 percent), (f) had health coverage but did not cover treatment or did not cover cost (7.4 percent), (g) might cause neighbors/community to have negative opinion (7.1 percent), and (h) did not feel need for treatment at the time (6.5 percent)