Economic Costs - Table 4.21

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The Economic Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
in the United States - 1992

National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Table 4.21

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Ambulatory Mental Health Patients With Alcohol
or Drug Abuse Disorder

Ambulatory Mental Health Settings	Percent (N= 1,904)
Psychiatric hospital outpatient clinic	25.2
Mental health center outpatient clinic	18.4
General hospital outpatient clinic	19.0
VA hospital outpatient clinic	40.6
Alcohol/drug unit outpatient clinic	35.0
Mental health specialist in health plan/clinic	17.7
Mental health specialist in private practice	16.1
Crisis center	28.0
Emergency department	41.9
General medical physician	15.2
Family/social service agency	14.6
Clergy/religious counselor	13.5
Natural therapist	29.1
Other human services	23.6
Self-help group	33.2
Friend/relative	15.4

Source: Narrow et al. (1993).
Note: VA = Veterans Affairs.

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