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

Table 5.5b
Admissions aged 12-17 by marijuana involvement1 and source of referral to treatment: TEDS 1993-2003
Percent distribution
[Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions. See Table 4.2a.]
Marijuana involvement1 and
source of referral to treatment		 Percent distribution
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Marijuana-involved admissions  57.3  64.5  70.0  74.1  74.5  76.2  77.2  77.6  76.8  76.1  76.3
Criminal justice referral  23.0  26.3  29.2  33.9  34.9  38.1  40.8  40.7  41.5  41.8  41.7
Both alcohol and marijuana  19.3  20.5  21.2  24.4  25.0  27.1  28.5  27.2  26.7  25.7  24.6
Primary marijuana, no alcohol   3.8   5.8   8.0   9.5  10.0  11.0  12.3  13.5  14.7  16.1  17.0
Other referral source  34.3  38.2  40.7  40.3  39.5  38.0  36.3  37.0  35.3  34.4  34.6
Both alcohol and marijuana  28.5  29.8  29.6  29.3  28.3  27.2  25.6  25.1  23.0  21.9  21.4
Primary marijuana, no alcohol   5.8   8.4  11.1  11.0  11.2  10.8  10.7  11.8  12.3  12.4  13.2
All other admissions  42.7  35.5  30.0  25.9  25.5  23.8  22.8  22.4  23.2  23.9  23.7
Criminal justice referral  16.3  13.8  11.6  10.7  10.5  10.6  10.5   9.9  10.4  11.5  11.0
Primary alcohol, no marijuana   10.4   8.1   5.8   5.3   5.0   5.0   4.8   4.4   4.1   3.9   3.7
Other drugs and drug combinations   4.0   3.9   4.1   3.3   3.7   4.0   4.0   4.1   4.3   4.3   4.3
No substance reported   1.9   1.7   1.7   2.1   1.8   1.6   1.6   1.4   2.0   3.3   3.0
Other referral source  26.4  21.8  18.5  15.2  15.1  13.3  12.4  12.5  12.8  12.4  12.7
Primary alcohol, no marijuana   14.0   9.7   6.8   5.4   4.7   4.3   4.1   4.1   4.0   3.6   3.7
Other drugs and drug combinations   6.6   7.3   7.2   5.6   6.4   6.3   5.9   5.8   5.9   5.1   5.8
No substance reported   5.8   4.8   4.5   4.2   3.9   2.7   2.3   2.6   2.9   3.6   3.1
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1 Admissions reporting marijuana as a primary, secondary, or tertiary substance were considered to be marijuana-involved.
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 4.11.05.