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

Table 3.1b
Admissions by primary substance of abuse, according to sex and race/ethnicity: TEDS 2003
Row percent distribution
[Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions. See Table 4.2a.]
Sex and race/ethnicity 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
stimu-
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
Sex                  
Male 1,273,020  25.3  19.8  14.5   2.1   8.4   3.6  16.7   5.9   0.1   0.3   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.1   2.8 100.0
Female   566,648  18.4  15.7  15.5   4.2  13.0   4.1  12.7  10.7   0.1   0.7   0.4   0.1   0.2   0.1   4.1 100.0
Race/ethnicity                  
White (non-Hispanic) 1,070,903  27.8  18.7  12.0   4.2   5.9   3.1  14.4   9.2   0.1   0.6   0.3   0.1   0.1   0.1   3.5 100.0
Black (non-Hispanic)   433,855  12.4  20.2  15.6   0.6  23.0   4.8  18.6   0.8     *   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.5     *   3.2 100.0
Hispanic origin   238,078  20.7  15.1  27.5   0.7   5.2   4.7  14.7   9.0   0.1   0.2   0.1   0.1   0.3   0.1   1.4 100.0
Mexican    95,148  27.1  11.8  16.1   0.6   4.3   3.9  16.6  17.6   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.5   0.2   0.8 100.0
Puerto Rican    79,849  10.3  18.2  46.8   0.7   5.3   4.8  11.3   0.6     *   0.4   0.1   0.1   0.2     *   1.1 100.0
Cuban     7,071  19.1  14.5  19.3   1.0  13.7   9.4  16.2   3.0   0.1   0.2   0.3   0.1   0.4     *   2.7 100.0
Other/not specified    56,010  24.9  16.2  20.4   0.9   5.7   5.0  16.2   7.0   0.1   0.3   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.1   2.7 100.0
Other    84,274  26.6  19.0  10.8   1.9   5.6   2.9  15.5  14.4   0.1   0.2   0.2   0.1   0.3   0.1   2.4 100.0
Alaska Native     4,042  40.6  21.9  15.5   1.9   3.7   1.9   8.6   4.5   0.1   0.3   0.1     *   0.1     *   0.9 100.0
American Indian    32,473  36.5  25.1   4.5   2.1   3.4   2.0  13.5   9.0   0.1   0.2   0.2   0.1   0.1   0.2   3.0 100.0
Asian/Pacific Islander    17,683  19.6  13.5   6.8   1.8   9.1   2.3  18.6  25.8   0.1   0.2   0.2   0.3   0.2     *   1.5 100.0
Other    30,076  18.1  15.2  19.3   1.6   6.2   4.2  16.8  14.9   0.1   0.3   0.1   0.1   0.5   0.1   2.4 100.0
* Less than 0.05 percent.
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 4.11.05.