Table 6.2b
Detoxification admissions by primary substance of abuse, according to age at admission: TEDS 2007
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-
lants
Total  398,231  32.8  19.8  23.5   6.9   7.5   1.9   2.6   2.9     *   1.0   0.2     *     *     *   0.8 100.0
Age at admission                  
Under 15 years    277  14.4  12.3   2.2   2.2   2.2   1.8  51.6   1.4   1.1   2.2   0.7     - -   0.4   0.7   6.9 100.0
15 to 19 years 10,664  21.8  11.8  22.7  10.3   3.1   3.1  18.4   4.9   0.1   1.3   0.5   0.3   0.1   0.1   1.6 100.0
15 to 17 years  2,229  13.8  14.1   7.6   6.3   1.3   3.3  43.3   2.8   0.3   1.3   1.1   0.8     *   0.2   3.8 100.0
18 to 19 years  8,435  24.0  11.2  26.7  11.3   3.6   3.0  11.9   5.4     *   1.3   0.3   0.1   0.1   0.1   1.1 100.0
20 to 24 years 43,125  21.0  10.9  34.3  14.2   4.2   2.4   5.8   4.7     *   1.2   0.3   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.9 100.0
25 to 29 years 49,527  20.0  14.4  32.8  12.2   6.1   2.8   3.9   5.0     *   1.3   0.3     *   0.1     *   1.1 100.0
30 to 34 years 43,467  24.2  18.2  27.7   8.6   8.5   2.7   2.7   4.8     *   1.1   0.2     *   0.1   0.1   0.9 100.0
35 to 39 years 56,674  28.1  23.5  23.6   5.4  10.4   2.1   1.7   3.4     *   0.9   0.2     *     *     *   0.8 100.0
40 to 44 years 68,201  34.2  26.2  19.7   3.7   9.8   1.6   1.1   2.0     *   0.8   0.2     *     *     *   0.7 100.0
45 to 49 years 61,950  41.7  24.0  17.3   3.6   8.4   1.3   0.8   1.2     *   0.8   0.2     *     *     *   0.6 100.0
50 to 54 years 37,765  48.1  20.1  17.8   3.9   6.1   1.0   0.5   0.8     *   0.9   0.2     *     *     *   0.6 100.0
55 to 59 years 16,853  54.5  17.5  16.7   3.8   4.1   0.7   0.4   0.5     *   1.0   0.2     - -     - -     *   0.6 100.0
60 to 64 years  6,245  65.7  13.9  11.7   3.1   2.5   0.7   0.4   0.2     *   1.0   0.4     *     - -     - -   0.5 100.0
65 years and over  3,244  73.1  10.5   8.9   2.9   2.2   0.3   0.4   0.1   0.1   0.8   0.3     - -     - -     - -   0.5 100.0
* 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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