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

Table 3.13
Admissions by primary, secondary, and tertiary detailed drug: TEDS 2003
Number and percent distribution
[Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions - Supplemental Data Set.1]
Detailed drug Total2 Primary Secondary Tertiary Total2 Primary Secondary Tertiary
Number Percent distribution
All admissions reporting detailed drug 537,528 360,542 129,812 47,174 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Alcohol 236,892 182,894  42,392 11,606  44.1  50.7  32.7  24.6
Marijuana/hashish 115,632  61,884  40,157 13,591  21.5  17.2  30.9  28.8
Cocaine  91,210  56,219  26,307  8,684  17.0  15.6  20.3  18.4
Crack  64,879  44,390  16,290  4,199  12.1  12.3  12.5   8.9
Other cocaine  26,331  11,829  10,017  4,485   4.9   3.3   7.7   9.5
Opiates  49,556  37,966   7,663  3,927   9.2  10.5   5.9   8.3
Heroin  31,843  27,929   2,717  1,197   5.9   7.7   2.1   2.5
Oxycodone (Oxycontin, Percocet)   4,319   2,587   1,169    563   0.8   0.7   0.9   1.2
Non-prescription methadone   1,583     866     461    256   0.3   0.2   0.4   0.5
Codeine     617     295     183    139   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.3
Hydromorphone (Dilaudid)     313     146     111     56   0.1     *   0.1   0.1
Propoxyphene (Darvon)     121      44      48     29     *     *     *   0.1
Meperidine (Demerol)      85      45      27     13     *     *     *     *
Pentazocine (Talwin)      25      16       6      3     *     *     *     *
Hydrocodone (Vicodin)      21       9       6      6     *     *     *     *
Tramadol (Ultram)       - -       - -       - -      - -     - -     - -     - -     - -
Other opiates or synthetics  10,629   6,029   2,935  1,665   2.0   1.7   2.3   3.5
Stimulants  23,981  14,863   5,674  3,444   4.5   4.1   4.4   7.3
Methamphetamine/speed  19,958  13,239   4,450  2,269   3.7   3.7   3.4   4.8
Amphetamine   2,563   1,203     700    660   0.5   0.3   0.5   1.4
MDMA (Ecstasy)      41       8      13     20     *     *     *     *
Other amphetamines      47      19      15     13     *     *     *     *
Methylphenidate (Ritalin)      83      30      29     24     *     *     *   0.1
Other stimulants   1,289     364     467    458   0.2   0.1   0.4   1.0
Tranquilizers   7,904   1,964   3,297  2,643   1.5   0.5   2.5   5.6
Alprazolam (Xanax)   2,960     723   1,242    995   0.6   0.2   1.0   2.1
Diazepam (Valium)   1,023     180     422    421   0.2     *   0.3   0.9
Lorazepam (Ativan)     210      70      86     54     *     *   0.1   0.1
Chlordiazepoxide (Librium)     130      60      35     35     *     *     *   0.1
Clorazepate (Tranxene)      30       4      10     16     *     *     *     *
Flurazepam (Dalmane)      15       2       3     10     *     *     *     *
Clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril)      11       2       6      3     *     *     *     *
Triazolam (Halcion)       7       2       3      2     *     *     *     *
Flunitrazepam (Rohypnol)       - -       - -       - -      - -     - -     - -     - -     - -
Other benzodiazepines   3,081     815   1,328    938   0.6   0.2   1.0   2.0
Meprobamate (Miltown)      48      18      23      7     *     *     *     *
Other tranquilizers     389      88     139    162   0.1     *   0.1   0.3
Sedatives/hypnotics   1,746     519     663    564   0.3   0.1   0.5   1.2
Phenobarbital     393     109     132    152   0.1     *   0.1   0.3
Secobarbital/amobarbital (Tuinal)       5       2       2      1     *     *     *     *
Secobarbital (Seconal)       2       - -       2      - -     *     - -     *     - -
Other barbiturate sedatives      29       9       9     11     *     *     *     *
Methaqualone      25       4       6     15     *     *     *     *
Ethchlorvynol (Placidyl)      11       3       5      3     *     *     *     *
Glutethimide (Doriden)       2       2       - -      - -     *     *     - -     - -
Other non-barbiturate sedatives      96      34      35     27     *     *     *   0.1
Other sedatives   1,183     356     472    355   0.2   0.1   0.4   0.8
Hallucinogens   1,977     303     622  1,052   0.4   0.1   0.5   2.2
LSD     654      82     186    386   0.1     *   0.1   0.8
Other hallucinogens   1,323     221     436    666   0.2   0.1   0.3   1.4
PCP/PCP combinations     755     399     217    139   0.1   0.1   0.2   0.3
Inhalants     683     296     174    213   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.5
Aerosols      99      45      21     33     *     *     *   0.1
Solvents      34       9       9     16     *     *     *     *
Nitrites      22       7       6      9     *     *     *     *
Anesthetics       5       1       3      1     *     *     *     *
Other inhalants     523     234     135    154   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.3
Other drugs   7,192   3,235   2,646  1,311   1.3   0.9   2.0   2.8
Diphenhydramine      55      23      20     12     *     *     *     *
Other over-the-counter      13       5       4      4     *     *     *     *
Diphenylhydantoin/phenytoin (Dilantin)      34      15      12      7     *     *     *     *
Ketamine       7       5       - -      2     *     *     - -     *
GHB/GBL       5       4       1      - -     *     *     *     - -
Other drugs   7,078   3,183   2,609  1,286   1.3   0.9   2.0   2.7
1 Supplemental Data Set items are not reported by all States. See Table 4.4 for details.
2 This column represents the 538,000 substances reported by the 361,000 admisssions for whom a detailed drug was reported (average 1.5 drugs per admission).
* 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. 

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