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1993-2003 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) Report of Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions

Table 3.2b
Admissions by primary substance of abuse, according to age at admission: TEDS 2003
Row percent distribution
[Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions. See Table 4.2a.]
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
timu-
ants
Total  1,840,275  23.2  18.5  14.8   2.8   9.8   3.7  15.5   7.4   0.1   0.4   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.1   3.2 100.0
Age at admission                  
Under 15 years    29,610   6.3   9.0   0.2   0.3   0.5   0.6  56.6   2.3   0.1   0.2   0.2   0.1     *   0.8  22.7 100.0
15 to 19 years   201,404   8.9  14.3   3.8   1.2   1.7   2.0  56.0   6.3   0.1   0.3   0.2   0.3   0.2   0.2   4.4 100.0
15 to 17 years   126,500   6.6  12.8   1.1   0.7   0.9   1.5  65.2   4.8   0.1   0.3   0.2   0.3   0.1   0.2   5.3 100.0
18 to 19 years    74,904  12.7  17.0   8.2   2.2   3.0   3.0  40.3   8.9   0.1   0.4   0.2   0.4   0.3   0.1   3.1 100.0
20 to 24 years   244,903  15.4  17.6  14.2   3.6   4.6   3.6  25.3  11.2   0.1   0.4   0.2   0.3   0.5   0.1   3.0 100.0
25 to 29 years   212,713  17.5  17.5  16.6   3.8   8.0   4.6  15.7  11.7   0.1   0.4   0.3   0.2   0.4     *   3.0 100.0
30 to 34 years   241,306  19.5  19.4  16.9   3.1  13.2   4.8   9.1  10.1   0.1   0.4   0.2   0.1   0.3     *   2.7 100.0
35 to 39 years   278,989  22.5  21.6  16.6   2.5  15.7   4.7   5.7   7.3   0.1   0.4   0.2     *   0.2     *   2.4 100.0
40 to 44 years   277,214  28.1  21.8  16.2   2.6  14.5   4.1   4.1   5.5   0.1   0.4   0.2     *   0.1     *   2.4 100.0
45 to 49 years   186,668  33.8  19.7  18.6   2.8  11.6   3.2   3.1   3.6   0.1   0.6   0.2     *   0.1     *   2.4 100.0
50 to 54 years    95,257  41.2  16.8  19.9   2.8   8.5   2.4   2.5   2.1   0.1   0.6   0.3     *     *     *   2.7 100.0
55 to 59 years    40,869  53.0  13.7  15.5   2.6   5.8   1.9   1.9   1.5   0.1   0.6   0.2     *     *     *   3.1 100.0
60 to 64 years    16,646  64.7  10.0  10.7   2.1   4.1   1.6   1.4   0.8   0.1   0.6   0.2     - -   0.1     *   3.6 100.0
65 years and over    11,123  72.5   6.9   7.3   2.0   2.4   0.8   1.3   0.5   0.1   0.7   0.4     *     *     *   5.1 100.0
* 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 4.11.05.