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

Table 6.2b
Detoxification 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
detox-
ification
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-
ants
Age at admission                  
Under 15 years     797   9.4   8.2   1.6   0.3   1.9   0.4  60.4   3.0     - -   0.3     - -   0.1   0.1   0.4  14.1 100.0
15 to 19 years  12,611  17.2  11.4  22.5   5.1   4.1   2.7  24.2   7.7   0.1   0.8   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.1   3.3 100.0
15 to 17 years   4,171  11.3  11.1   5.6   2.0   1.9   2.0  53.7   5.5     *   0.6   0.1   0.3   0.1   0.1   5.5 100.0
18 to 19 years   8,440  20.0  11.6  30.9   6.6   5.2   3.0   9.6   8.8   0.1   0.9   0.3   0.3   0.4   0.1   2.2 100.0
20 to 24 years  39,834  17.0  12.1  39.5   7.5   5.4   3.0   4.6   7.1   0.1   0.8   0.3   0.1   0.3   0.2   2.1 100.0
25 to 29 years  43,490  17.2  15.3  38.3   6.0   8.2   3.1   2.5   6.1     *   0.7   0.3   0.1   0.2     *   1.8 100.0
30 to 34 years  59,036  21.2  20.2  31.3   4.2  11.8   2.7   1.5   4.5   0.1   0.6   0.2     *   0.1     *   1.5 100.0
35 to 39 years  77,850  26.2  24.2  26.2   3.0  12.4   2.4   1.0   2.6     *   0.6   0.2     *     *     *   1.2 100.0
40 to 44 years  84,667  34.6  23.0  22.9   2.8  10.5   1.9   0.6   1.6     *   0.6   0.2     *     *     *   1.2 100.0
45 to 49 years  61,745  41.8  19.6  22.8   2.9   7.6   1.4   0.4   1.0   0.1   0.8   0.2     *     *     *   1.2 100.0
50 to 54 years  33,183  49.3  16.4  22.3   2.8   5.1   1.0   0.3   0.5   0.1   0.8   0.2     *     *     *   1.1 100.0
55 to 59 years  15,031  60.6  13.4  16.7   2.6   3.1   0.8   0.2   0.3   0.1   0.7   0.2     *     *     *   1.3 100.0
60 to 64 years   6,132  71.0  10.6  10.8   2.2   2.3   0.7   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.6   0.2     - -     *     *   1.3 100.0
65 years and over   3,452  76.8   8.7   8.3   2.0   1.3   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.6   0.3     - -     - -     - -   1.6 100.0
* 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.