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

Table 6.1a
Detoxification admissions by primary substance of abuse, according to sex and race/ethnicity: TEDS 2003
Column percent distribution
[Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions. See Table 4.2a.]
Sex and race/ethnicity 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
Sex                
Male  74.9  80.7  79.3  72.5  58.7  69.2  70.6  73.8  59.9  73.7  56.4  53.8  76.5  68.5  86.2  65.8
Female  25.1  19.3  20.7  27.5  41.3  30.8  29.4  26.2  40.1  26.3  43.6  46.3  23.5  31.5  13.8  34.2
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  438,565 137,084 83,881 118,584 16,832 38,940 9,397 9,105 13,435 213 2,886 960 179 413 189 6,467
Race/ethnicity                
White (non-Hispanic)  54.6  65.2  44.1  47.8  87.9  33.5  49.2  58.0  78.2  59.3  79.8  79.8  68.5  14.3  71.4  79.8
Black (non-Hispanic)  24.4  13.5  38.8  21.7   4.6  56.7  32.2  27.2   3.3  12.0   6.5   8.4  12.9  74.5   5.4  10.0
Hispanic origin  16.2  14.5  13.6  26.8   4.3   6.0  14.9  10.3  11.3  24.4  11.2   9.0  11.2   9.0  17.3   6.6
Mexican   5.7   8.9   1.8   7.2   1.5   1.6   3.6   2.9   8.1  21.1   0.9   3.1   4.5   3.4  15.7   1.1
Puerto Rican   6.7   2.3   8.6  13.6   1.5   2.5   7.2   3.9   0.5   1.0   8.0   2.9   2.8   2.2     - -   2.9
Cuban   0.5   0.4   0.4   0.6   0.2   0.5   0.9   0.6   0.1     - -   0.2   0.5   1.1   0.7     - -   0.5
Other/not specified   3.4   3.0   2.9   5.4   1.1   1.4   3.2   2.8   2.6   2.4   2.1   2.4   2.8   2.7   1.6   2.1
Other   4.7   6.7   3.6   3.8   3.1   3.7   3.8   4.6   7.1   4.3   2.5   2.8   7.3   2.2   5.9   3.5
Alaska Native   0.4   0.7   0.4   0.3   0.2   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.2     - -   0.1   0.2     - -     - -     - -     *
American Indian   1.8   3.9   1.2   0.4   1.1   0.6   0.9   1.9   2.2   2.9   0.3   0.9   2.2   0.7   4.9   2.3
Asian/Pacific Islander   0.9   0.9   0.8   0.4   0.7   2.2   0.9   1.4   3.0   0.5   0.6   0.8   3.4   1.0   0.5   0.4
Other   1.6   1.2   1.2   2.6   1.1   0.9   1.8   1.2   1.8   1.0   1.5   0.8   1.7   0.5   0.5   0.8
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  434,404 136,178 83,582 117,917 16,713 38,756 9,282 9,020 13,310 209 2,866 956 178 412 185 4,840
*  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.