title: Trends in spending for substance abuse treatment, 1986-2003.
abstract: Since 1987, public and private investment in substance abuse (SA) treatment has not kept pace with other health spending. SA treatment spending in the United States grew from $9.3 billion in 1986 to $20.7 billion in 2003. The average annual total growth rate was 4.8 percent. In comparison, total U.S. health care spending grew by 8.0 percent. As a result of the slower growth of SA spending compared to that for all health care, SA spending fell as a share of all health spending from 2.1 percent in 1986 to 1.3 percent in 2003.
authors.affiliation: Thomson Healthcare, Washington, DC, USA. Tami.Mark@thomson.com
authors.forename: Tami L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Mark
authors.forename: Katharine R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Levit
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vandivort-Warren
authors.forename: Rosanna M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Coffey
authors.forename: Jeffrey A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Buck
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D005382:Financing, Personal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008484:Medicaid / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D006278:Medicare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D008875:Middle Aged; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000191:economics*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology