Table 3.1b
Admissions by primary substance of abuse, according to gender and race/ethnicity: TEDS 2007
Row percent distribution
[Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions. See Table 4.2a.]
Gender and race/ethnicity No. of
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-lants
Total  1,817,577  22.3  18.0  13.6   5.0   9.2   3.7  15.8   7.9     *   0.5   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.1   3.3 100.0
Gender                  
Male 1,229,378  24.4  19.4  13.7   3.9   7.9   3.5  17.2   6.3     *   0.4   0.1   0.1   0.2   0.1   2.7 100.0
Female   587,499  18.0  15.0  13.2   7.2  12.1   4.0  13.0  11.1   0.1   0.9   0.4   0.1   0.2   0.1   4.8 100.0
Race/ethnicity                  
White (non-Hispanic) 1,078,346  25.9  18.2  11.9   7.4   6.3   3.3  13.5   8.7     *   0.8   0.3   0.1     *   0.1   3.4 100.0
Black (non-Hispanic)   374,825  12.0  20.0  14.5   0.9  21.8   4.1  21.9   1.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.5     *   2.9 100.0
Hispanic origin   257,246  20.8  13.8  21.4   1.5   5.1   4.9  16.7  11.6     *   0.3   0.1     *   0.3   0.1   3.4 100.0
Mexican   104,759  25.3  11.0  12.4   1.2   4.0   4.4  18.8  21.6   0.1   0.1   0.2     *   0.3   0.1   0.5 100.0
Puerto Rican    71,374  11.2  15.9  42.4   1.5   6.3   5.7  14.1   0.9     *   0.6   0.1   0.1   0.3     *   1.0 100.0
Cuban     3,494  19.9  16.8  12.7   2.3  11.2   9.0  20.2   4.2     *   0.7   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   2.5 100.0
Other/not specified    77,619  23.7  15.3  14.6   1.6   5.3   4.7  16.0   8.4     *   0.3   0.1     *   0.2   0.1   9.6 100.0
Other    99,384  27.0  18.8   8.2   3.2   5.0   2.5  16.9  14.8   0.1   0.3   0.2   0.1   0.1   0.1   2.8 100.0
Alaska Native     1,535  27.9  18.4  20.9   4.4   5.9   3.1  10.9   6.6   0.1   0.5   0.3   0.1   0.1     - -   0.8 100.0
American Indian    40,169  38.8  25.0   3.1   3.5   3.2   1.6  12.5   8.8     *   0.2   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.2   2.8 100.0
Asian/Pacific Islander    17,396  21.7  13.2   6.0   2.6   5.1   2.2  20.1  25.7   0.1   0.2   0.2   0.1   0.1     *   2.6 100.0
Other    40,284  17.5  15.0  13.7   3.0   6.7   3.5  20.1  16.3   0.1   0.4   0.2   0.2   0.3   0.1   3.0 100.0
* 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 10.6.08.

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