Table 2b
Admissions by gender, race/ethnicity, and age at admission, according to primary substance of abuse: TEDS 2006
Row percent distribution
[Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions. See Table 6a.]
Gender, race/ethnicity, and
age at admission
No. of
admis-
sions
Primary substance at admission Total
Alcohol Opiates Cocaine Mari-
juana/
hashish
Stimulants Tran-
quil-
izers
Seda-
tives
Hallu-
cino-
gens
PCP Inhal-
ants
Other/
none
speci-
fied
Alcohol
only
With
secondary
drug
Heroin Other
opiates
Smoked
cocaine
Other
route
Metham-
phetamine/
amphet-
amine
Other
stimu-
lants
Total  1,800,717  21.9  17.8  13.7   4.2   9.9   4.0  16.1   8.6      *   0.4   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.1   2.9 100.0
Gender                  
Male 1,228,493  23.9  19.2  13.7   3.3   8.5   3.8  17.4   6.9      *   0.3   0.1   0.1   0.2   0.1   2.6 100.0
Female   571,748  17.5  14.7  13.6   6.0  13.0   4.4  13.3  12.4   0.1   0.8   0.4   0.1   0.1   0.1   3.5 100.0
Race/ethnicity                  
White (non-Hispanic) 1,063,878  25.5  18.0  11.9   6.2   6.8   3.6  14.0   9.8      *   0.6   0.3   0.1      *   0.1   3.1 100.0
Black (non-Hispanic)   381,426  11.6  19.8  13.9   0.8  22.7   4.6  22.2   1.3      *   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.4      *   2.4 100.0
Hispanic origin   249,903  19.9  13.8  23.2   1.2   5.6   5.1  15.8  12.0      *   0.2   0.1   0.1   0.2   0.1   2.6 100.0
Mexican   103,144  25.4  10.9  12.8   1.0   4.3   4.7  17.9  21.8   0.1   0.1   0.2      *   0.3   0.1   0.4 100.0
Puerto Rican    68,676   8.7  16.1  45.1   1.1   7.0   5.8  13.1   0.9      *   0.3   0.1   0.1   0.3      *   1.5 100.0
Cuban     7,861  18.2  16.7  28.0   3.3   9.9   6.4  10.3   2.7      *   0.5   0.4   0.1   0.2   0.1   3.2 100.0
Other/not specified    70,222  22.9  15.5  16.5   1.5   5.8   5.0  16.1   9.4      *   0.2   0.1   0.1   0.2   0.1   6.7 100.0
Other    95,155  27.5  18.4   7.9   2.6   5.2   2.6  16.4  16.2   0.1   0.2   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   2.5 100.0
Alaska Native     1,637  30.1  17.2  15.8   5.5   6.2   3.8  11.5   8.6      - -   0.4   0.2   0.1      - -      - -   0.7 100.0
American Indian    38,992  39.4  24.2   3.2   2.8   3.2   1.5  12.5   9.8   0.1   0.2   0.1   0.1      *   0.2   2.8 100.0
Asian/Pacific Islander    18,111  19.7  13.1   6.4   2.3   6.0   2.6  19.8  27.4   0.1   0.2   0.1   0.1   0.1      *   2.1 100.0
Other    36,415  18.5  14.8  13.4   2.5   6.8   3.7  19.2  17.9   0.1   0.3   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.1   2.4 100.0
Age at admission                  
Under 15 years    23,713   8.6   9.3   0.3   0.4   0.5   0.9  61.2   2.5   0.3   0.2   0.2   0.1      *   0.9  14.3 100.0
15 to 19 years   187,534   9.4  13.9   3.8   2.0   1.8   2.9  55.7   6.1   0.1   0.3   0.2   0.2   0.1   0.2   3.3 100.0
15 to 17 years   114,836   7.4  12.7   1.0   1.0   1.0   2.2  65.5   4.6   0.1   0.3   0.2   0.2   0.1   0.2   3.5 100.0
18 to 19 years    72,698  12.5  15.8   8.2   3.6   3.1   4.0  40.3   8.3   0.1   0.5   0.2   0.2   0.1   0.1   3.0 100.0
20 to 24 years   258,562  14.8  16.0  13.8   6.0   4.7   4.1  24.7  11.8      *   0.5   0.2   0.1   0.2      *   2.9 100.0
25 to 29 years   251,727  16.1  16.3  15.1   6.3   7.2   4.9  16.6  13.1      *   0.5   0.2   0.1   0.3      *   3.0 100.0
30 to 34 years   203,169  18.8  17.4  14.9   5.1  11.1   5.1  11.4  12.2      *   0.5   0.2   0.1   0.2      *   2.9 100.0
35 to 39 years   234,773  21.1  19.8  15.5   3.7  15.3   4.6   7.1   9.6      *   0.4   0.2      *   0.1      *   2.6 100.0
40 to 44 years   250,491  25.5  21.8  14.5   3.1  16.0   4.1   4.9   7.1      *   0.4   0.2      *   0.1      *   2.3 100.0
45 to 49 years   199,295  30.9  20.9  15.4   3.3  14.2   3.4   3.8   5.1      *   0.4   0.2      *   0.1      *   2.3 100.0
50 to 54 years   111,058  37.4  18.3  17.5   3.5  10.8   2.8   3.0   3.3      *   0.5   0.2      *      *      *   2.5 100.0
55 to 59 years    49,664  46.2  15.0  17.1   3.2   8.2   2.2   2.4   2.1      *   0.5   0.2      *      *      *   2.8 100.0
60 to 64 years    17,594  57.6  12.3  12.3   2.8   6.2   1.7   1.8   1.4      *   0.5   0.4      *      *      *   3.1 100.0
65 years and over    10,774  66.8  10.0   9.0   2.3   3.9   1.0   1.2   0.8      *   0.5   1.2      *      *      *   3.2 100.0
* Less than 0.05 percent.
- -  Quantity is zero.
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 10.9.07.

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