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Highlights for 2007 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS)

Table 1b
Admissions by primary substance of abuse: TEDS 1997-2007
Percent distribution
[Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions. See Table 6a.]
Primary substance 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total  100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Alcohol  49.5  48.4  47.8  46.2  44.3  42.8  41.6  40.2  39.4  40.0  40.3
Alcohol only  27.7  27.0  26.7  25.8  24.4  23.6  23.1  22.2  21.7  21.9  22.3
Alcohol w/secondary drug  21.8  21.3  21.0  20.4  19.9  19.2  18.5  18.0  17.7  18.1  18.0
Opiates  15.6  15.6  16.2  17.0  17.7  17.5  17.5  17.7  17.5  18.2  18.6
Heroin  14.6  14.4  14.9  15.4  15.6  15.1  14.7  14.4  13.8  14.0  13.6
Other opiates/synthetics   1.0   1.2   1.3   1.6   2.1   2.4   2.8   3.4   3.7   4.2   5.0
Non-RX methadone   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.3
Other opiates/synthetics   0.9   1.1   1.2   1.5   2.0   2.3   2.7   3.2   3.5   4.0   4.7
Cocaine  14.7  14.9  14.0  13.6  13.0  12.9  13.6  13.7  14.1  13.9  12.9
Smoked cocaine  10.9  10.9  10.2   9.9   9.5   9.4   9.9   9.9  10.2   9.9   9.2
Non-smoked cocaine   3.8   3.9   3.8   3.6   3.5   3.5   3.7   3.8   3.9   3.9   3.7
Marijuana/hashish  12.3  12.9  13.4  14.2  14.9  15.2  15.6  15.8  16.0  15.8  15.8
Stimulants   4.2   4.2   4.3   4.6   5.5   6.5   7.2   8.1   9.2   8.4   7.9
Methamphetamine   3.3   3.3   3.4   3.7   4.4   5.4   6.1   6.9   8.2   8.1   7.5
Other amphetamines   0.9   0.8   0.8   0.9   1.0   1.1   1.0   1.1   0.9   0.3   0.3
Other stimulants      *      *   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1      *      *
Other drugs   1.2   1.3   1.5   1.8   1.9   1.6   1.6   1.6   1.5   1.4   1.4
Tranquilizers   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.4   0.4   0.4   0.4   0.5   0.4   0.5   0.5
Benzodiazepine   0.2   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.4   0.4   0.4   0.4   0.4   0.5   0.5
Other tranquilizers   0.1      *   0.1      *   0.1   0.1      *      *      *      *      *
Sedatives/hypnotics   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2
Barbiturates   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1
Other sedatives/hypnotics   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2
Hallucinogens   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1
PCP   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.1   0.2
Inhalants   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1
Over-the-counter      *      *   0.1      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *
Other   0.2   0.4   0.6   0.7   0.8   0.5   0.5   0.5   0.4   0.4   0.3
None reported   2.4   2.9   2.7   2.6   2.7   3.4   2.9   3.0   2.4   2.3   3.0
* Less than 0.05 percent.
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 10.6.08.

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