You want to know how many public and private inpatient adolescence substance abuse treatment centers are in Connecticut and how many beds are in these facilities. You also want to know, for the last eight years, how many people between ages (1) 11 and 20 died as a result of substance abuse, (2) 11 and 20 were murdered, and (3) 0 and 18 were killed as a result of the accidental discharge of firearms.

SUMMARY

There are five substance abuse facilities for treating adolescents in Connecticut and they have a combined total of 158 beds.

We were unable to find data showing the number of people of any age who died as a result of substance abuse. The only data we found show the number of people (1) whose death was drug or alcohol-induced and (2) who died in alcohol-related crashes. Also, we were not able to find the exact year ranges that you requested. From 1989 to 1998, there were no alcohol-induced deaths and 33 drug-induced deaths for children ages 10-19. From 1993 to 2000, there were 138 alcohol-related deaths for children ages 11 to 20.

From 1993 to 1999,173 children ages 10 to 19 were murdered. In 2000, five children under 18 were murdered.

We were unable to find the data for the exact year range that you requested for the question concerning the accidental discharge of a firearm. From 1989 to 1998, 23 children ages 0 to 19 were killed by the accidental discharge of a firearm.

ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT FACILITIES

The Department of Children and Families licenses five facilities for substance abuse treatment for adolescents. The department's spokesperson, Debra Korta, says these are the only such facilities in the state. They are:

SUBSTANCE ABUSE

We were unable to find data on the number of people of any age who died as a result of substance abuse. The only data we found show the number of people (1) whose death was drug or alcohol-induced and (2) who died in alcohol-related car crashes.

Connecticut's Department of Public Health figures show that between 1989 and 1998, there were no alcohol-induced deaths and 33 drug-induced deaths for children ages 10 to 19 (Table 1). But, the figures do not show which of these deaths were related to substance abuse.

The department has not compiled figures for the subsequent years.

Table 1: Drug-Induced Deaths of Children Ages 10 to 19

(1989 to 1998)

Year	Drug-Induced Deaths
1998	8
1997	2

Table 1: (Continued)

1996	4
1995	4
1994	1
1993	5
1992	3
1991	5
1990	1
1989	0
Total	33

Source: Connecticut Department of Public Health

With regard to alcohol-related deaths in car crashes, Connecticut's Department of Transportation figures show that between 1993 and 2000, there were 138 alcohol-related deaths for children ages 11 to 20 (Table 2).

Table 2: Number of Children Ages 11 to 20 Killed in Alcohol-Related Car Crashes (1993 to 2000)

Year	Deaths
2000	14
1999	23
1998	12
1997	21
1996	17
1995	19
1994	20
1993	12
Total	138

Source: Connecticut Department of Transportation

MURDER

According to the State Uniform Crime Reports, which compiles data on crimes in Connecticut, between 1993 and 1999, the number of children ages 10 to 19 murdered was 173 (Table 3). For 2000, the only data available are for deaths under the age of 18, which was five (Table 3).

Table 3: Number of Children Murdered (1993 to 2000)

Year	Age	Death
2000	<18	5
1999	10-19	10
1998	10-19	19
1997	10-19	21
1996	10-19	24
1995	10-19	20
1994	10-19	38
1993	10-19	41

Source: Connecticut State Uniform Crime Report

ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE OF FIREARM

According to the Connecticut Department of Public Health, between 1989 and 1998, the accidental discharge of a firearm killed 23 children ages 0 to 19. Recently, the department changed its database so figures for subsequent years are not currently available.

Table 4: Number of Children Killed Due to the Accidental Discharge of Firearms (1989 to 1998)

Year	Deaths
1998	2
1997	0
1996	1
1995	1
1994	4
1993	2
1992	0
1991	2
1990	4
1989	7
Total	23

Source: Connecticut Department of Public Health

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