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

Table 6.2b
Detoxification admissions by primary substance of abuse, according to age at admission, : TEDS 2003
Row percent distribution
[Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions. See Table 4.2a.]
Age at admission No. of
detox-
ification
admis-
sions		 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-
ants
Age at admission                  
Under 15 years     797   9.4   8.2   1.6   0.3   1.9   0.4  60.4   3.0     - -   0.3     - -   0.1   0.1   0.4  14.1 100.0
15 to 19 years  12,611  17.2  11.4  22.5   5.1   4.1   2.7  24.2   7.7   0.1   0.8   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.1   3.3 100.0
15 to 17 years   4,171  11.3  11.1   5.6   2.0   1.9   2.0  53.7   5.5     *   0.6   0.1   0.3   0.1   0.1   5.5 100.0
18 to 19 years   8,440  20.0  11.6  30.9   6.6   5.2   3.0   9.6   8.8   0.1   0.9   0.3   0.3   0.4   0.1   2.2 100.0
20 to 24 years  39,834  17.0  12.1  39.5   7.5   5.4   3.0   4.6   7.1   0.1   0.8   0.3   0.1   0.3   0.2   2.1 100.0
25 to 29 years  43,490  17.2  15.3  38.3   6.0   8.2   3.1   2.5   6.1     *   0.7   0.3   0.1   0.2     *   1.8 100.0
30 to 34 years  59,036  21.2  20.2  31.3   4.2  11.8   2.7   1.5   4.5   0.1   0.6   0.2     *   0.1     *   1.5 100.0
35 to 39 years  77,850  26.2  24.2  26.2   3.0  12.4   2.4   1.0   2.6     *   0.6   0.2     *     *     *   1.2 100.0
40 to 44 years  84,667  34.6  23.0  22.9   2.8  10.5   1.9   0.6   1.6     *   0.6   0.2     *     *     *   1.2 100.0
45 to 49 years  61,745  41.8  19.6  22.8   2.9   7.6   1.4   0.4   1.0   0.1   0.8   0.2     *     *     *   1.2 100.0
50 to 54 years  33,183  49.3  16.4  22.3   2.8   5.1   1.0   0.3   0.5   0.1   0.8   0.2     *     *     *   1.1 100.0
55 to 59 years  15,031  60.6  13.4  16.7   2.6   3.1   0.8   0.2   0.3   0.1   0.7   0.2     *     *     *   1.3 100.0
60 to 64 years   6,132  71.0  10.6  10.8   2.2   2.3   0.7   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.6   0.2     - -     *     *   1.3 100.0
65 years and over   3,452  76.8   8.7   8.3   2.0   1.3   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.6   0.3     - -     - -     - -   1.6 100.0
* 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.