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Highlights: Among Mexican admissions, males reported alcohol as their primary substance of abuse more often than other substances, and females most commonly reported methamphetamine. The majority of Mexican admissions reported that they first used their primary substance of abuse before the age of 18 (60.7 percent for males and 56.1 percent for females); overall, 7.4 percent reported using their first substance before the age of 12. About three quarters of Mexican admissions had no health insurance (78.8 percent for males and 71.5 percent for females), a substantially higher proportion than non-Mexican admissions (62.6 percent for males and 50.9 percent for females). Other OAS publications and services The TEDS Report - Differences in Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions between Mexican-American Males and Females, is based on SAMHSA's Drug and Alcohol Services Information System (DASIS) conducted by SAMHSA's Office of Applied Studies (OAS) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health is the primary source of information on the prevalence, patterns, and consequences of drug and alcohol use and abuse in the general U.S. civilian non institutionalized population, age 12 and older. SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health also provides estimates for drug use by State. |
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SAMHSA, an agency in the Department of Health and Human Services, is the Federal Government's lead agency for improving the quality and availability of substance abuse prevention, addiction treatment, and mental health services in the United States. ![]()
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