Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities Locator for U.S. States and Territories

SAMHSA's online resource lists licensed public and private drug and alcohol abuse treatment facilities across the United States. The directory includes facilities administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Indian Health Service, and Department of Defense. Data is updated weekly for facility details and annually via the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services.

Use Cases

• Map facility locations and service types to analyze geographic coverage gaps for specific treatments.
• Analyze the distribution of facilities administered by federal agencies like the Department of Veterans Affairs.
• Track changes in facility names, addresses, and telephone numbers over time using weekly update data.

Strengths

• Includes facilities licensed or approved by state substance abuse agencies, ensuring a baseline of regulatory oversight.
• Data is updated weekly for facility details and annually via a national survey, providing a structured update cycle.
• Covers facilities from multiple federal agencies, including the Department of Veterans Affairs and Indian Health Service.

Limitations

• The core dataset was last fully updated in April 2012 based on survey data from March 2011, making key attributes potentially stale.
• The dataset is provided in HTML format, which is not structured for direct analysis and requires parsing.
• The total number of facilities (rows) and specific data attributes (columns) are not specified in the input.

Provenance

Source

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

Collection Method

Data collected via the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS) and updated via facility-reported changes.

Time Range

Core survey data as of March 31, 2011; directory actively updated.

Freshness

Weekly updates for facility details; annual full updates based on a national survey.

Geography

United States, including facilities administered by federal agencies serving specific populations.