Data Descriptions

Indicator #1: Alcohol- and Drug-Related Arrests

Arrest data on alcohol and drug offenses are provided for disorderly conduct, driving under the influence, public intoxication, liquor law violations, drug/narcotic violations, and drug/narcotic equipment violations for Tennessee residents ages 12 and older, 12 to 17, 18 to 20, 21 to 25, and 26 and older for the years 2004 to 2008. To facilitate comparison, these data are provided at both the county level and at the state level and provide both numbers of arrests and rates per 1,000 individuals of arrests for these offenses. Data was collected from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Reporting System's (TIBRS) Crime Online Statistics Website, a public use website hosted by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's Crime Statistics Unit. Rates were calculated using population estimates by age at both the County and State level. Alcohol- and drug-related arrest statistics provide data to the State of Tennessee and its 95 Counties on rates of arrests by age-group to assist organizations and planning officials in identifying trends and potential populations at risk for future substance abuse and interactions with the criminal justice system. TIBRS can be accessed online at http://tennesseecrimeonline.com.

Indicator #2: Alcohol- and Drug-Related Juvenile Court Dispositions

Referrals for juvenile offenses are provided for driving under the influence, possession/consumption of alcohol, disorderly conduct, public intoxication, sale of controlled substances, possession of controlled substances, Possession of tobacco products, and other drug offenses for the years 2004 to 2008. Juveniles in the State of Tennessee are defined as "any individual who is under the chronological age of eighteen and has not been previously transferred to adult court." Accordingly, this data reflects numbers of referrals for individuals under the age of eighteen. In some instances, however, individuals age 19 are also included due to changes between age at referral and age at adjudication. Comparisons are made between overall referrals at the state and county level, and between specific offenses and total alcohol- or drug-related offenses at the county level. Population rates are not provided since a single juvenile can account for multiple referrals. Data was obtained from the Tennessee Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Annual Summary Reports for the years 2004-2008 and is available at http://www.state.tn.us/tcjfcj/.

Indicator #3: Alcohol-Involved Fatal Crashes and Fatalities

Data for alcohol-involved vehicle crashes and injuries and alcohol-involved fatal crashes and crash fatalities are provided at the county and state level. To facilitate comparison, these data are provided as total numbers and as rates per 1,000 total county and state population (for alcohol-involved injuries, total fatalities, and alcohol-involved fatalities) and per 1,000 total county and state licensed drivers population (total alcohol-involved crashes and total crashes). Data were provided from a number of sources to provide an accurate depiction of the nature of alcohol-involved crash statistics during the years 2004-2008. Population data were provided by Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Wonder and are available at http://wonder.cdc.gov. Data for total licensed drivers was obtained from the report, Tennessee Traffic Crash Data-Tennessee Department of Safety, October 2009. Alcohol-involved injuries data were provided by a Tennessee Department of Safety special study on Tennessee crashes conducted May 20, 2010. All other data for alcohol-involved crashes, fatal crashes, fatalities, and alcohol-involved fatalities were obtained from the report, Tennessee Traffic Crash Data-Tennessee Department of Safety, March 2010.

Indicator #4: Alcohol- and Drug-Related Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions

Treatment admissions data for alcohol and other substance abuse are provided for the state of Tennessee for alcohol as primary substance reported at admission, alcohol as secondary substance reported at admission, and for the frequency of types of primary illicit drug use reported at admission for Tennessee residents ages 12 and older, 12 to 17, 18 to 20, 21 to 24, and 25 and older for the years 2004 to 2008. Data was obtained through the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS), which is part of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)'s Drug and Alcohol Services Information System (DASIS). TEDS provides a compilation of data on substance abuse characteristics of admissions to substance abuse treatment, and while TEDS does not represent the total demand for substance abuse treatment, it does comprise a significant proportion of all admissions to substance abuse treatment. Due to the protected nature of TEDS under HIPAA regulations, the TEDS dataset is aggregated according to Metropolitan Statistical Regions (MSA) based on population density, thus county-specific data are not available. To facilitate a comparison between regions and to state-level data, rates per 1,000 have been calculated at the state level and regional data is provided as a percentage of the state's totals per year. TEDS data sets and reports can be obtained from the Substance and Mental Health Data Archive (SAMHDA) at http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/SAMHDA/SERIES/00056.xml. For more information on TEDS, please visit http://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/information.htm

Indicator #5: Alcohol- and Drug-Related Hospital Discharges

Alcohol-related hospital inpatient and emergency room discharges for 2004 to 2008 are provided at the state and county level for 100% alcohol- and drug-attributable health conditions. Although each condition is identified medically with a unique ICD-9-CM code for classification, hospital discharge data presented in this repository is aggregated for all alcohol-related and for all drug-related hospital admissions for all ages. Population rates per 1,000 have been calculated at the county and state level for alcohol- and drug-related admissions combined, as well as for alcohol-related and drug-related discharges separately at both the county and state level. Since total discharges include individuals of all ages (ages 0+), rates are calculated for the total population in Tennessee and compared to total population rates per county. Data for hospital discharges was provided by the Tennessee Department of Health, Division of Health Statistics, http://health.state.tn.us/statistics/index.htm

Indicator #6: Alcohol- and Drug-Related Mortality

Alcohol- and Drug-Related deaths for 2004 to 2008 are provided at the state and county level for both 100% attributable and for partially (<100%) attributable non-motor vehicle deaths due to alcohol- and drug-related diseases and unintentional injuries. Data in this repository is provided for individual ICD-10-CM codes and death data are listed out by specific alcohol- or drug-related disease causes and injuries for all ages. Population rates per 1,000 population have been calculated at the county and state level. Since total deaths include individuals of all ages (ages 0+), rates are calculated for the total population in Tennessee and compared to total population rates per county. Data for alcohol- and drug-related mortality was provided by the Tennessee Department of Health, Division of Health Statistics, http://health.state.tn.us/statistics/index.htm.