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The percentage of persons 13 years of age and older who were diagnosed with a substance use disorder during the measurement period. Four rates are reported:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. The percentage of persons diagnosed with an alcohol disorder.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. The percentage of persons diagnosed with an opioid disorder.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. The percentage of persons diagnosed with a disorder for other or unspecified drugs.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. The percentage of persons diagnosed with any substance use disorder.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Why It Matters<\/h2>\n

    In 2022, 48.7 million individuals in the U.S. 12 years of age or older (approximately 17.3% of the population) were classified as having had an SUD in the past year. (1)<\/sup> A SUD is recurrent use of alcohol and\/or drugs that causes significant impairment, both clinically and functionally (2)<\/sup>. Individuals with SUDs are at increased risk of overdose, injury, soft tissue infections and mortality (3)<\/sup>. In 2021, drug overdose accounted for 106,699 deaths, representing a 14% increase in overdose deaths compared to 2020 (4)<\/sup>. Similarly, over 140,000 people die each year from excessive alcohol use (5)<\/sup>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    By providing data on the diagnosed-prevalence of SUD, this measure allows plans to understand the size of the population affected and provide case management services to the members and coordinate treatment as appropriate. The performance score of the measure estimates the size of the population diagnosed and addressed by complementary SUD quality measures.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Note: This measure provides information on the diagnosed prevalence of substance use disorders. Neither a higher nor lower rate indicates better performance.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Historical Results \u2013 National Averages<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The percentage of persons 13 years of age and older who were diagnosed with a substance use disorder during the measurement period. Four rates are reported:\u00a0 The percentage of persons diagnosed with an alcohol disorder.\u00a0 The percentage of persons diagnosed with an opioid disorder.\u00a0 The percentage of persons diagnosed with a disorder for other or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":733,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3027","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDiagnosed Substance Use Disorders (DSU) - NCQA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This measure summarizes the number and percentage of members who had a service for alcohol and other drug (AOD) abuse or dependence (i.e., a claim with both a diagnosis of AOD abuse or dependence and a specific AOD-related service) during the measurement year.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/report-cards\/health-plans\/state-of-health-care-quality-report\/diagnosed-substance-use-disorders-dsu\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Diagnosed Substance Use Disorders (DSU) - NCQA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This measure summarizes the number and percentage of members who had a service for alcohol and other drug (AOD) abuse or dependence (i.e., a claim with both a diagnosis of AOD abuse or dependence and a specific AOD-related service) during the measurement year.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/report-cards\/health-plans\/state-of-health-care-quality-report\/diagnosed-substance-use-disorders-dsu\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NCQA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NCQA.org\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-30T12:08:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/NCQA_cmyk_tag.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"627\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@NCQA\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/report-cards\/health-plans\/state-of-health-care-quality-report\/diagnosed-substance-use-disorders-dsu\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/report-cards\/health-plans\/state-of-health-care-quality-report\/diagnosed-substance-use-disorders-dsu\/\",\"name\":\"Diagnosed Substance Use Disorders (DSU) - NCQA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-01T11:00:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-30T12:08:41+00:00\",\"description\":\"This measure summarizes the number and percentage of members who had a service for alcohol and other drug (AOD) abuse or dependence (i.e., a claim with both a diagnosis of AOD abuse or dependence and a specific AOD-related service) during the measurement year.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/report-cards\/health-plans\/state-of-health-care-quality-report\/diagnosed-substance-use-disorders-dsu\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/report-cards\/health-plans\/state-of-health-care-quality-report\/diagnosed-substance-use-disorders-dsu\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/report-cards\/health-plans\/state-of-health-care-quality-report\/diagnosed-substance-use-disorders-dsu\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Report Cards\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/report-cards\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Health Plans\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/report-cards\/health-plans\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"State of Health Care Quality Report\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/report-cards\/health-plans\/state-of-health-care-quality-report\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":5,\"name\":\"Diagnosed Substance Use Disorders (DSU)\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/\",\"name\":\"NCQA\",\"description\":\"Measuring quality. 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