Table 3.1a
Admissions by primary substance of abuse, according to sex and race/ethnicity: TEDS 2004
Column 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		 Primary substance at admission
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  1,875,026 416,510 336,954 265,895 63,243 184,949 71,438 298,317 150,402 1,007 8,558 4,487 2,408 3,272 1,209 66,377
Sex                
Male  68.5  74.9  73.8  68.0  52.8  58.6  66.1  74.2  54.8  57.4  47.6  45.6  71.5  66.5  68.7  58.7
Female  31.5  25.1  26.2  32.0  47.2  41.4  33.9  25.8  45.2  42.6  52.4  54.4  28.5  33.5  31.3  41.3
Total  100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
No. of admissions  1,874,173 416,336 336,808 265,842 63,212 184,895 71,403 298,139 150,343 1,006 8,556 4,485 2,403 3,272 1,207 66,266
Race/ethnicity                
White (non-Hispanic)  60.0  70.4  60.4  50.4  88.8  37.8  51.5  54.3  72.6  62.3  85.0  82.9  69.8  19.9  67.4  67.3
Black (non-Hispanic)  22.5  12.4  24.6  23.6   4.7  53.0  28.9  28.6   2.5  21.0   5.3   6.7  16.9  50.3   6.2  16.2
Hispanic origin  12.8  11.7  10.2  23.0   3.4   6.7  15.9  12.2  15.8  10.2   7.6   6.9   8.2  22.8  18.7  10.9
Mexican   5.2   6.2   3.3   5.4   1.2   2.2   5.6   5.6  12.3   4.0   1.4   3.3   2.8  11.8  13.5   1.1
Puerto Rican   3.9   1.7   3.6  12.7   1.0   2.3   5.3   3.0   0.3   2.4   3.9   1.9   2.0   6.5   1.7   1.5
Cuban   0.3   0.3   0.2   0.4   0.1   0.5   0.9   0.4   0.2   0.4   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.6   0.1   0.3
Other/not specified   3.4   3.4   3.0   4.5   1.1   1.8   4.1   3.3   3.0   3.5   2.0   1.6   3.1   3.9   3.5   8.1
Other   4.8   5.6   4.8   3.0   3.1   2.5   3.7   4.8   9.1   6.5   2.1   3.4   5.2   7.0   7.6   5.6
Alaska Native   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.2   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.2   0.1   0.4     - -     *
American Indian   1.9   3.0   2.6   0.6   1.5   0.7   1.0   1.6   2.2   1.7   0.7   1.2   1.0   1.0   4.9   3.1
Asian/Pacific Islander   0.9   0.8   0.6   0.4   0.6   0.5   0.5   1.1   3.0   1.4   0.3   0.6   1.7   0.5   0.8   0.7
Other   1.8   1.6   1.5   1.8   1.0   1.2   2.1   2.0   3.8   3.3   1.0   1.4   2.4   5.1   1.8   1.8
Total  100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
No. of admissions  1,862,567 414,176 335,298 264,017 62,798 184,211 70,899 296,331 149,696 1,006 8,538 4,469 2,391 3,252 1,201 64,284
*  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 2.1.06. 

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