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. 2015 Aug;105(8):e55–e63. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302664

TABLE 2—

Rates of Past-Year Opioid Abuse or Dependence, Maximum Potential Buprenorphine Treatment Capacity, Percentage of DATA-Waived Physicians With 100-Patient Limit, Percentage of DATA-Waived Physicians on Treatment Locator, and Opioid Treatment Program Operating Capacity by State: United States, 2012

% of DATA-Waived Physicians
Region Past-Year Opioid Abuse or Dependence,a Rate (95% CI) Maximum Potential Buprenorphine Treatment Capacity, Rate (95% CI) 100-Patient Limit for Buprenorphine Listed on Buprenorphine Treatment Locator % of OTPs at ≥ 80% Capacity
United States 8.3 (7.8, 8.9) 4.1 (4.1, 4.1) 27.5 55.4 82.3
Northeast region
 Connecticut 9.5 (5.7, 15.9) 7.4 (7.3, 7.5) 29.4 53.4 96.8
 Maine 10.0 (7.0, 14.0) 13.3 (13.1, 13.5) 33.8 32.1 70.0
 Massachusetts 11.7 (7.3, 18.6) 9.9 (9.8, 10.0) 31.0 39.7 90.0
 New Hampshire 11.2 (7.3, 18.6) 4.2 (4.1, 4.4) 34.4 46.7 75.0
 New Jersey 10.3 (6.8, 15.5) 5.8 (5.7, 5.9) 28.8 62.4 91.4
 New York 6.9 (5.5, 8.6) 6.7 (6.6, 6.7) 22.0 59.7 87.0
 Pennsylvania 10.3 (8.1, 12.9) 6.5 (6.5, 6.6) 30.6 48.1 87.3
 Rhode Island 12.0 (7.9, 18.1) 10.0 (9.8, 10.2) 35.3 46.1 83.3
 Vermont 9.9 (6.8, 14.5) 13.8 (13.5, 14.1) 22.3 19.9 100
Midwest region
 Illinois 6.0 (4.6, 7.8) 2.2 (2.1, 2.2) 24.2 60.1 76.9
 Indiana 12.6 (8.6, 18.4) 2.8 (2.8, 2.9) 34.3 62.9 83.3
 Iowa 3.5 (2.6, 4.8) 1.0 (0.9, 1.0) 21.8 47.3 50.0
 Kansas 3.4 (1.9, 5.9) 1.7 (1.7, 1.8) 18.6 62.9 100
 Michigan 9.2 (7.3, 11.6) 5.3 (5.2, 5.3) 30.3 50.4 73.3
 Minnesota 4.1 (2.3, 7.3) 2.0 (1.9, 2.0) 22.6 40.0 92.9
 Missouri 8.3 (5.4, 12.8) 2.2 (2.1, 2.2) 30.6 51.9 80.0
 Nebraska 6.6 (3.7, 11.8) 1.2 (1.2, 1.3) 18.2 54.6 100
 North Dakota 4.1 (2.6, 6.3) 2.0 (1.9, 2.1) 24.0 48.0 No OTPs
 Ohio 10.0 (8.1, 12.3) 4.0 (3.9, 4.0) 34.7 59.8 100
 South Dakota 4.7 (2.2, 10.0) 0.7 (0.6, 0.8) 0.0 37.5 0.0
 Wisconsin 4.9 (2.9, 8.4) 3.3 (3.2, 3.3) 27.6 48.3 100
South region
 Alabama 6.4 (4.1, 10.0) 4.0 (3.9, 4.0) 41.8 72.2 75.0
 Arkansas 11.6 (7.0, 18.9) 1.7 (1.6, 1.7) 39.4 62.0 100
 Delaware 10.8 (7.1, 16.3) 5.1 (5.0, 5.3) 33.3 62.7 100
 District of Columbia 6.7 (3.6, 12.3) 5.8 (5.6, 6.0) 17.1 61.8 100
 Florida 7.7 (6.0, 9.8) 4.2 (4.2, 4.3) 28.5 72.0 75.0
 Georgia 4.8 (2.8, 8.4) 3.2 (3.2, 3.2) 26.2 66.5 81.3
 Kentucky 11.7 (8.3, 16.5) 5.8 (5.7, 5.9) 42.0 63.8 63.6
 Louisiana 9.4 (7.1, 12.4) 4.1 (4.1, 4.2) 36.4 65.7 75.0
 Maryland 9.9 (5.7, 17.2) 7.9 (7.8, 7.9) 27.7 51.7 86.3
 Mississippi 8.6 (5.7, 12.9) 3.8 (3.7, 3.9) 44.8 71.4 100
 North Carolina 10.3 (5.5, 19.1) 2.9 (2.9, 2.9) 30.8 60.3 90.2
 Oklahoma 11.3 (7.0, 18.1) 2.2 (2.2, 2.3) 26.5 59.9 84.6
 South Carolina 10.2 (5.9, 17.5) 2.8 (2.7, 2.8) 29.2 61.6 72.7
 Tennessee 10.2 (7.5, 13.8) 4.6 (4.5, 4.6) 41.0 67.7 83.3
 Texas 6.6 (5.1, 8.5) 2.2 (2.2, 2.2) 26.8 62.3 87.9
 Virginia 6.5 (3.6, 11.7) 2.7 (2.6, 2.7) 30.7 57.3 95.0
 West Virginia 12.9 (9.6, 17.3) 7.0 (6.9, 7.2) 41.4 57.1 100
West region
 Alaska 6.5 (3.9, 10.7) 6.2 (6.0, 6.4) 18.2 51.1 100.0
 Arizona 12.0 (7.6, 18.8) 3.4 (3.4, 3.5) 21.1 48.3 69.2
 California 7.6 (5.9, 9.6) 3.4 (3.4, 3.4) 19.4 52.9 70.8
 Colorado 4.0 (2.9, 5.6) 3.2 (3.1, 3.2) 26.4 45.8 78.6
 Hawaii 4.1 (2.5, 6.7) 3.8 (3.7, 3.9) 21.0 54.0 100.0
 Idaho 10.0 (6.9, 14.5) 2.0 (1.9, 2.1) 32.0 58.0 0.0
 Montana 7.2 (4.8, 10.7) 2.6 (2.5, 2.8) 32.6 51.2 100.0
 Nevada 11.1 (8.0, 15.4) 3.5 (3.4, 3.6) 28.4 56.2 50.0
 New Mexico 7.2 (4.9, 10.5) 7.1 (7.0, 7.2) 17.9 52.4 77.8
 Oregon 12.8 (8.5, 19.2) 3.7 (3.7, 3.8) 19.8 36.8 75.0
 Utah 9.5 (6.4, 14.2) 6.3 (6.2, 6.4) 31.0 47.1 45.5
 Washington 11.0 (7.3, 16.6) 4.1 (4.1, 4.2) 21.3 39.0 84.2
 Wyoming 6.2 (3.6, 10.7) 3.0 (2.8, 3.1) 17.6 64.7 No OTPs

Note. CI = confidence interval; DATA = Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000; OTP = opioid treatment program. Rates are per 1000 population aged ≥ 12 years.

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

Rate of past-year opioid abuse or dependence represents average annual rate for 2009–2012 calculated by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality using a restricted-use National Survey on Drug Use and Health data file.