The
DASIS Report: Adult Marijuana Treatment Admissions by Race and Ethnicity,
2000
Highlights:
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In 2000,
among the 1.5 million adult substance abuse admissions (age 18 or
older), 154,400 were admitted as primary marijuana abusers.
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A majority
of these adult marijuana admissions were White (54 percent), followed
by Black (30 percent), Hispanic (9 percent), American Indian/Alaska
Native (2 percent), and Asian/Pacific Islander (1 percent).
Reports
on Racial & Ethnic Groups
Reports
on Marijuana
Reports
on Other Drugs
Reports on Treatment
Other
OAS Publications and Services
This Short Report, The
DASIS Report: Adult Marijuana Treatment Admissions by Race and
Ethnicity, 2000, is based on the Drug
and Alcohol Services Information System (DASIS), the primary
source of national data on substance abuse treatment. DASIS is conducted
by the Office of Applied Studies (OAS) in the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
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