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

Table 5.3b
Admissions aged 12-17 by primary substance of abuse, according to age at admission and source of referral to treatment: TEDS 2003
Row percent distribution
[Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions. See Table 4.2a.]
Sex, race/ethnicity, age at
admission, and source of
referral to treatment		 All
admis-
sions
aged
12-17		 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-
lants
Age at admission              
12 years   2,065   8.1   6.2   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.3  39.5   0.7   0.2   0.2   0.1     - -     - -   1.7  42.5 100.0
13 years   6,946   8.2   8.9   0.2   0.4   0.4   0.3  57.5   1.9   0.1   0.2   0.2   0.1     *   1.0  20.5 100.0
14 years  17,655   6.0  10.6   0.2   0.4   0.5   0.8  66.8   2.9   0.1   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.1   0.6  10.3 100.0
15 years  33,615   6.0  10.9   0.5   0.4   0.6   1.1  69.0   3.8   0.1   0.3   0.2   0.3   0.1   0.3   6.4 100.0
16 years  45,803   6.1  12.6   0.8   0.6   0.9   1.3  66.8   4.5   0.1   0.2   0.2   0.3   0.1   0.2   5.2 100.0
17 years  47,082   7.6  14.2   1.9   0.9   1.1   1.8  61.0   5.8   0.1   0.3   0.2   0.4   0.2   0.1   4.5 100.0
Source of referral to treatment              
Criminal justice/DUI  77,297   6.4  11.7   0.6   0.3   0.7   1.1  68.1   4.1   0.1   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.1   0.2   6.2 100.0
Individual  23,584   6.4  12.3   1.8   1.1   1.0   1.8  60.8   6.1   0.1   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.1   0.5   7.2 100.0
School (educational)  17,497  10.2  12.0   0.3   0.5   0.3   0.6  61.4   2.1   0.1   0.2   0.2   0.1     *   0.3  11.8 100.0
Substance abuse provider   7,723   4.1  15.1   3.7   1.7   1.5   2.7  62.2   4.2   0.1   0.5   0.2   0.7   0.1   0.5   2.7 100.0
Other health care provider   7,516   5.8  14.1   1.5   1.4   1.3   2.0  60.5   4.7   0.1   0.6   0.4   0.6   0.1   0.6   6.3 100.0
Employer/EAP     538  12.5  10.8   0.4   1.1   1.1   1.5  52.2   0.9   0.2   0.9     - -   0.2   0.2     - -  18.0 100.0
Other community referral  12,525   5.8  12.5   1.0   0.6   1.2   1.5  63.2   6.0   0.2   0.3   0.2   0.3   0.1   0.4   6.7 100.0
*  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.