TABLE 1—
Number and Rates of Past-Year Opioid Abuse or Dependence and Opioid Agonist Medication-Assisted Treatment Capacity, by Year: United States, 2003–2012
| Past-Year Opioid Abuse or Dependence |
DATA-Waived Physicians, No. (Ratea) |
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| Year | Estimate (95% CI) | Ratea (95% CI) | With 30-Patient Limit | With 100-Patient Limit | Maximum Potential Buprenorphine Patients, No. (Ratea) | Opioid Treatment Programs/Year, No. (Ratea) | Patients Receiving Methadone in Opioid Treatment Programs/Year, No. (Ratea) |
| 2003 | 1 507 130b (1 303 742, 1 710 518) | 634.1b (552.8, 727.2) | 1 800 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 54 000 (22.7) | 1 067 (0.4) | 227 003 (95.5) |
| 2004 | 1 661 297b (1 475 145, 1 847 449) | 690.7b (619.1, 770.6) | 3 219 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 96 570 (40.2) | 1 070 (0.4) | 240 961 (100.2) |
| 2005 | 1 690 219b (1 468 703, 1 911 735) | 694.9b (609.6, 792.1) | 5 419 (2.2) | 0 (0) | 162 570 (66.8) | 1 069 (0.4) | 235 836 (97.0) |
| 2006 | 1 842 275b (1 611 676, 2 072 874) | 748.8 (662.5, 846.3) | 7 887 (3.2) | 0 (0) | 236 610 (96.2) | 1 203 (0.5) | 258 752 (105.2) |
| 2007 | 1 854 894b (1 541 794, 2 167 993) | 748.4 (634.1, 883.2) | 8 566 (3.5) | 1 937 (0.8) | 450 680 (181.8) | 1 108 (0.4) | 262 684 (106.0) |
| 2008 | 1 887 196b (1 679 588, 2 094 804) | 755.4 (674.0, 846.7) | 11 029 (4.4) | 2 509 (1.0) | 581 770 (232.9) | 1 132 (0.5) | 268 071 (107.3) |
| 2009 | 2 053 570 (1 807 374, 2 299 767) | 815.5 (721.5, 921.6) | 12 228 (4.9) | 3 380 (1.3) | 704 840 (279.9) | 1 239 (0.5) | 285 686 (113.5) |
| 2010 | 2 105 757 (1 761 273, 2 450 242) | 830.3 (707.3, 974.5) | 13 344 (5.3) | 4 441 (1.8) | 844 420 (332.9) | 1 166 (0.5) | 299 643 (118.1) |
| 2011 | 2 097 321 (1 837 497, 2 357 144) | 814.2 (718.0, 923.1) | 14 656 (5.7) | 5 230 (2.0) | 962 680 (373.7) | 1 189 (0.5) | 307 780 (119.5) |
| 2012 | 2 319 213 (1 980 730, 2 657 695) | 891.8 (772.8, 1028.9) | 16 095 (6.2) | 6 103 (2.3) | 1 093 150 (420.3) | 1 167 (0.4) | 311 718 (119.9) |
Note. CI = confidence interval; DATA = Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000.
Source. Data are from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services, and the SAMHSA DATA 2000 Waiver Program.
a
Rates are per 100 000 people aged ≥ 12 years.
b
Past-year opioid abuse or dependence estimate or rate is statistically significantly different than 2012 estimate (P < .05).