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Substance Use Disorder ( SUD ), particularly use of methamphetamines and opioids ( including fentanyl ), as well as mental health services for people in jail , are seen as being among the highestneed / capacity gap areas . Approximately 60 % to 70 % of community members also indicate that a breadth of mental services and developmental issues vex the area .
How much more help is needed to fix the below mental health or drug or alcohol problems facing your community , friends , or family ? Percent Saying " Some " or " A Lot More "
Issue
Some More
A Lot More
Total
Use of methamphetamine
22.1 %
72.1 %
94.1 %
Use of opiates or prescription pain relievers
22.5 %
71.0 %
93.5 %
Mental health needs for people in jail 17.5 % 70.8 % 88.3 %
Trauma related conditions
25.3 %
65.8 %
91.1 %
School-related mental health concerns
25.8 %
62.9 %
88.7 %
Bipolar Disorders
27.0 %
62.8 %
89.9 %
Integrated care , or including all doctors and others who keep people healthy
23.3 %
62.7 %
86.0 %
Autism spectrum needs
25.7 %
61.4 %
87.1 %
Problems that last a long time and have an effect on daily life , like Down Syndrome or learning differences , or when you have trouble understanding what is said
25.2 %
61.2 %
86.3 %
to you , what you read , or paying attention in school
Anxiety Disorders
29.3 %
61.0 %
90.2 %
Depression 28.7 % 60.4 % 89.0 %
Senior care , including Alzheimer ' s Disease and dementia
26.1 %
58.7 %
84.8 %
Use of alcohol
31.6 %
58.1 %
89.7 %
Schizophrenia
32.8 %
56.9 %
89.8 %
Other general mood disorders
35.1 %
53.4 %
88.5 %
Eating concerns , such as anorexia or bulimia
33.8 %
51.1 %
85.0 %
Use of marijuana
31.0 %
47.6 %
78.6 %
Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder ( ADHD )
33.6 %
43.2 %
76.7 %
• For obvious reasons , issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic have been dominating public awareness . However , as supported by survey results and noted in the qualitative research , use of opioids and methamphetamines ( which were among leading pre-COVID health concerns ) did not diminish . Therefore , even though not as commonly noted in public health coverage , the SUD issues remain .
• Even though issues such as use of marijuana , eating disorders , and ADHD are lower on the ranked list of issues above , more than three in four respondents indicate that more help is needed to address the issues .
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