The DASIS Report:  Smoked Cocaine vs. Non-Smoked Cocaine Admissions: 2002

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Highlights:

• Of the 1.9 million substance abuse treatment admissions reported to SAMHSA's 2002 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS), 13% reported cocaine as their primary substance of abuse. Of these treatment admissions with primary cocaine abuse, 73% reported smoking cocaine and 27% reported other routes of administration.

• Most of the primary cocaine admissions (70% of the smoked cocaine admissions and 73% of the non-smoked cocaine admissions) reported a secondary substance of abuse. Alcohol was reported as the secondary substance of abuse by 44% of the smoked cocaine admissions and 39% of the non-smoked cocaine admissions. Marijuana was reported by 18% of the smoked cocaine admissions and 21% of the non-smoked cocaine admissions.

• Smoked cocaine admissions were more likely to report daily use compared to non-smoked cocaine admissions (42% vs. 29%).

• The average age at admission was 37 years old for smoked cocaine admissions and 34 years old for non-smoked cocaine admissions.

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This Short Report, The DASIS Report:  Smoked Cocaine vs. Non-Smoked Cocaine Admissions: 2002 , 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 SAMHSA's Office of Applied Studies (OAS) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).  

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