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

Table 5.2b
Admissions aged 12-17 by primary substance of abuse, according to sex and race/ethnicity: TEDS 2003
Row percent distribution
[Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions. See Table 4.2a.]
Sex and race/ethnicity 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
Total  153,166   6.7  12.3   1.0   0.6   0.8   1.3  64.7   4.4   0.1   0.3   0.2   0.3   0.1   0.3   7.0 100.0
Sex              
Male 107,145   5.6  11.0   0.7   0.5   0.6   1.0  70.5   2.6   0.1   0.2   0.1   0.3   0.1   0.3   6.4 100.0
Female  46,003   9.1  15.3   1.7   0.9   1.3   2.1  51.2   8.4   0.2   0.4   0.3   0.3   0.1   0.3   8.5 100.0
Race/ethnicity              
White (non-Hispanic)  88,595   7.5  13.8   1.3   0.9   0.8   1.5  61.8   4.7   0.1   0.3   0.2   0.4   0.1   0.4   6.1 100.0
Black (non-Hispanic)  29,448   3.4   6.0   0.2   0.1   0.6   0.4  75.1   0.4     *     *     *   0.1   0.2   0.1  13.2 100.0
Hispanic origin  24,384   7.0  11.8   0.8   0.2   1.0   2.0  65.5   6.9   0.1   0.3   0.2   0.2   0.1   0.5   3.5 100.0
Mexican  14,611   8.0  12.1   0.7   0.1   1.3   2.3  63.4   9.4   0.1   0.3   0.2   0.2   0.1   0.6   1.4 100.0
Puerto Rican   3,228   4.5   9.5   1.7   0.3   0.6   1.2  74.1   0.5     *   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.3   0.1   6.6 100.0
Cuban     547   3.7   7.3     - -   0.2   0.9   1.8  75.9   1.6   0.2     - -   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   7.7 100.0
Other/not specified   5,998   6.2  12.6   0.7   0.3   0.8   1.7  65.1   4.7   0.1   0.3   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.4   6.7 100.0
Other   9,161   8.8  18.7   0.5   0.3   0.6   0.8  58.8   7.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.3   0.1   0.3   3.5 100.0
Alaska Native     311  14.1  24.8   0.6   0.3     - -   0.3  54.0   1.9     - -     - -     - -     - -   0.3   0.6   2.9 100.0
American Indian   2,923   9.8  27.4   0.1   0.6   0.7   0.7  51.6   4.2   0.1   0.1   0.2   0.3     - -   0.7   3.6 100.0
Asian/Pacific Islander   2,788   9.3  15.7   0.5   0.1   0.5   0.5  60.2  10.3   0.1     - -   0.1   0.4   0.3     *   2.1 100.0
Other   3,139   6.9  12.7   0.9   0.2   0.7   1.1  64.7   7.6     *   0.1     *   0.2   0.1   0.1   4.7 100.0
*  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.