By: Art Kleinschmidt, Ph.D., M.B.A., Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
As we embark on a bold new path to MAHA, having timely data to inform policy, program and practice are essential. For more than four decades, SAMHSA’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) has been the federal government’s trusted source of information on substance use and mental health.
SAMHSA has released the 2024 NSDUH results which provide key insights into the latest trends and patterns of substance use and mental health among Americans. Of note, the 2024 NSDUH marks the first year since 2020 in which there are at least four years of comparable data for key NSDUH outcomes, enabling reporting of trends from 2021 to 2024 for many substance use and mental health measures.
