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

Table 6.2a
Detoxification admissions by primary substance of abuse, according to age at admission: TEDS 2003
Column percent distribution and average age at admission
[Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions. See Table 4.2a.]
Sex, race/ethnicity,
and age at admission		 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
Age at admission                
Under 15 years   0.2   0.1   0.1     *     *     *     *   5.3   0.2     - -   0.1     - -   0.6   0.2   1.6   1.7
15 to 19 years   2.9   1.6   1.7   2.4   3.8   1.3   3.6  33.6   7.2   6.6   3.5   3.4  21.3   9.0   7.9   6.5
15 to 17 years   1.0   0.3   0.6   0.2   0.5   0.2   0.9  24.7   1.7   0.9   0.9   0.6   7.9   0.7   3.2   3.6
18 to 19 years   1.9   1.2   1.2   2.2   3.3   1.1   2.7   8.9   5.5   5.6   2.6   2.8  13.5   8.3   4.8   2.9
20 to 24 years   9.1   4.9   5.8  13.3  17.8   5.5  12.6  20.1  21.2  13.1  10.5  12.6  21.3  33.1  33.9  13.0
25 to 29 years   9.9   5.5   7.9  14.1  15.5   9.2  14.6  12.0  19.9   9.4  10.6  14.5  19.1  23.8  11.1  12.3
30 to 34 years  13.5   9.1  14.3  15.6  14.9  18.0  16.9  10.1  19.8  14.1  12.0  12.5  12.4  14.4   6.3  14.0
35 to 39 years  17.8  14.9  22.5  17.2  13.7  24.9  19.9   8.8  15.2  13.1  14.9  14.5   6.7   6.8  13.2  14.7
40 to 44 years  19.3  21.4  23.3  16.4  14.3  22.9  17.3   5.8  10.1  12.7  16.8  17.4   7.9   7.8  10.6  15.2
45 to 49 years  14.1  18.8  14.5  11.9  10.8  12.2   9.6   2.7   4.8  14.6  16.9  12.2   3.9   2.7   8.5  11.6
50 to 54 years   7.6  11.9   6.5   6.3   5.5   4.4   3.6   1.2   1.1   9.4   8.8   8.0   4.5   1.0   4.2   5.7
55 to 59 years   3.4   6.7   2.4   2.1   2.3   1.2   1.3   0.4   0.3   4.2   3.8   2.6   2.2   1.0   1.6   3.1
60 to 64 years   1.4   3.2   0.8   0.6   0.8   0.4   0.4   0.1   0.1   1.9   1.2   1.1     - -   0.2   1.1   1.2
65 years and over   0.8   1.9   0.4   0.2   0.4   0.1   0.1     *     *   0.9   0.7   0.9     - -     - -     - -   0.9
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  437,828 136,951 83,731 118,419 16,779 38,872 9,322 9,073 13,412 213 2,873 958 178 411 189 6,447
Average age at admission 38 yrs 42 yrs 39 yrs 36 yrs 35 yrs 37 yrs 35 yrs 25 yrs 31 yrs 37 yrs 38 yrs 37 yrs 29 yrs 28 yrs 31 yrs 35 yrs
*  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.