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

Table 6.3
Detoxification admissions by primary substance of abuse, according to type of detoxification service, planned use of opioid treatment,1
and source of referral to treatment: TEDS 2003
Percent distribution
[Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions. See Table 4.2a.]
Type of detoxification service,
planned use of opioid
treatment, and source of
referral to treatment		 All detox-
ification
admis-
sions		 Primary substance at admission
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-
lants
Total  438,637 137,093 83,896 118,612 16,837 38,947 9,403 9,106 13,435 213 2,886 960 179 413 189 6,468
Type of detoxification service                
Free-standing residential  72.5  80.8  73.6  55.1  72.1  87.5  82.4  71.8  96.1  93.4  56.1  72.0  80.4  95.2  93.7  58.8
Hospital inpatient  19.2  16.4  24.5  24.8  16.3   8.6  12.6   5.1   2.6   5.6  39.2  23.9  11.7   2.4   4.2  34.2
Ambulatory detoxification   8.3   2.8   1.9  20.1  11.6   3.9   5.1  23.1   1.3   0.9   4.7   4.2   7.8   2.4   2.1   7.0
Total  100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
No. of admissions  438,637 137,093 83,896 118,612 16,837 38,947 9,403 9,106 13,435 213 2,886 960 179 413 189 6,468
Planned use of opioid treatment1                
Yes   5.5   0.1   0.1  18.0   9.3   0.4   1.0   0.4   0.9   0.5   0.7   0.6   0.7   1.5   0.6   2.4
No  94.5  99.9  99.9  82.0  90.7  99.6  99.0  99.6  99.1  99.5  99.3  99.4  99.3  98.5  99.4  97.6
Total  100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
No. of admissions  416,521 130,237 80,102 116,175 16,092 37,154 8,960 8,219 11,363 207 2,828 866 148 409 178 3,583
Source of referral to treatment                
Individual  60.8  49.1  60.3  74.9  66.0  66.9  62.6  37.9  60.3  38.5  51.1  53.5  52.2  73.7  49.4  49.6
Criminal justice/DUI  10.3  18.2   6.2   3.7   4.1   6.5   8.6  34.8  14.4  13.2   6.2   7.9  16.6   9.5  14.6  10.5
Substance abuse provider  10.2   9.1  12.1  10.9  11.0   9.9  10.2   7.8   7.2  13.7  20.8  12.6  10.8   6.3   4.5   2.2
Other health care provider   8.7  11.6   8.4   4.5  10.5   9.0  10.5  10.5   9.8   6.8  15.0  13.7  10.2   5.5  20.8  11.6
School (educational)   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.2   0.1   0.1   0.8   0.1     - -   0.2   0.2   0.6     - -     - -     *
Employer/EAP   0.5   0.6   0.6   0.3   0.9   0.3   0.7   1.5   0.1   1.0   0.5   0.9   1.3     - -     - -   0.4
Other community referral   9.4  11.5  12.3   5.6   7.5   7.3   7.2   6.7   8.2  26.8   6.2  11.2   8.3   5.0  10.7  25.7
Total  100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
No. of admissions  411,330 130,697 78,749 108,231 15,960 38,093 8,083 8,670 12,965 205 2,734 890 157 380 178 5,338
1 Treatment with the medications methadone, LAAM, or buprenorphine.
* 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.