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

Table 5.3a
Admissions aged 12-17 by primary substance of abuse, according to age at admission and source of referral to treatment: TEDS 2003
Column percent distribution
[Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions. See Table 4.2a.]
Age at admission and source
of referral to treatment		 All
admissions aged
12-17		 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
Age at admission                
12 years   1.3   1.6   0.7   0.3   0.2   0.4   0.3   0.8   0.2   3.2   1.0   0.7     - -     - -   7.0   8.1
13 years   4.5   5.6   3.3   0.9   2.7   2.3   1.2   4.0   2.0   6.5   3.4   4.4   2.1   1.9  13.6  13.2
14 years  11.5  10.3  10.0   2.6   7.4   7.3   7.1  11.9   7.7  15.5  10.9  14.0   6.3   6.3  22.2  16.9
15 years  21.9  19.9  19.6  11.0  15.3  17.1  18.2  23.4  18.9  12.9  23.8  22.9  19.8  25.2  22.0  19.9
16 years  29.9  27.6  30.7  25.5  28.6  31.7  30.2  30.9  30.8  34.2  27.6  27.7  32.4  21.4  22.4  22.2
17 years  30.7  35.1  35.7  59.5  45.8  41.2  43.1  29.0  40.4  27.7  33.3  30.3  39.4  45.3  12.6  19.6
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  153,166 10,196 18,784 1,480 920 1,253 2,020 99,122 6,714 155 387 271 429 159 499 10,777
Source of referral to treatment                
Criminal justice/DUI  52.7  50.5  50.5  29.9  27.0  45.0  44.2  55.3  49.6  33.1  36.3  35.5  45.9  59.3  34.7  46.9
Individual  16.1  15.5  16.2  29.4  28.3  19.9  22.2  15.0  22.3  24.1  20.8  23.6  17.2  12.4  25.8  16.7
School (educational)  11.9  18.2  11.8   3.7   9.1   4.5   5.4  11.3   5.7  15.9  10.1  15.1   4.4   4.1   9.5  20.3
Substance abuse provider   5.3   3.2   6.5  20.0  14.9   9.7  10.7   5.0   5.1   3.4   9.9   6.2  13.8   5.5   8.3   2.1
Other health care provider   5.1   4.5   5.9   7.7  11.6   8.2   7.6   4.8   5.5   7.6  11.5  11.6  10.7   5.5   9.7   4.7
Employer/EAP   0.4   0.7   0.3   0.1   0.7   0.5   0.4   0.3   0.1   0.7   1.3     - -   0.2   0.7     - -   1.0
Other community referral   8.5   7.5   8.8   9.2   8.4  12.1   9.6   8.3  11.7  15.2  10.1   8.1   7.8  12.4  11.9   8.3
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  146,680 9,760 17,853 1,428 888 1,212 1,936 95,255 6,401 145 375 259 412 145 472 10,139
- -  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.