Table 3.2b
Admissions by primary substance of abuse, according to age at admission: TEDS 2004
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
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  1,875,026  22.2  18.0  14.2   3.4   9.9   3.8  15.9   8.0   0.1   0.5   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.1   3.5 100.0
Age at admission                  
Under 15 years    30,785   6.6   8.3   0.2   0.5   0.5   0.8  55.5   2.6   0.1   0.2   0.2   0.2     *   0.9  23.4 100.0
15 to 19 years   206,216   8.8  13.9   3.7   1.7   1.7   2.2  55.3   7.0   0.1   0.4   0.2   0.3   0.1   0.2   4.4 100.0
15 to 17 years   128,478   6.6  12.6   1.1   0.8   0.9   1.7  64.7   5.6   0.1   0.3   0.2   0.3   0.1   0.2   5.0 100.0
18 to 19 years    77,738  12.5  16.2   8.1   3.1   3.0   3.1  39.9   9.4   0.1   0.4   0.3   0.4   0.2   0.1   3.3 100.0
20 to 24 years   260,964  15.0  16.7  14.1   4.5   4.6   3.7  25.2  12.0   0.1   0.4   0.3   0.3   0.3     *   3.0 100.0
25 to 29 years   230,236  16.7  16.8  16.1   4.8   7.6   4.6  16.2  12.6   0.1   0.5   0.3   0.2   0.3     *   3.2 100.0
30 to 34 years   232,558  18.9  18.3  16.0   4.0  12.7   5.0   9.9  10.9   0.1   0.5   0.2   0.1   0.2     *   3.2 100.0
35 to 39 years   264,873  21.7  20.6  16.0   3.0  15.9   4.6   6.3   8.1     *   0.4   0.2   0.1   0.1     *   2.7 100.0
40 to 44 years   277,229  26.9  21.5  15.4   2.9  15.0   4.1   4.5   5.8     *   0.5   0.2     *   0.1     *   2.8 100.0
45 to 49 years   193,314  31.9  20.1  17.0   3.2  12.8   3.5   3.6   4.2     *   0.6   0.3     *   0.1     *   2.8 100.0
50 to 54 years   102,092  39.5  17.2  18.7   3.3   9.3   2.6   2.7   2.4     *   0.6   0.2     *   0.1     *   3.2 100.0
55 to 59 years    43,272  50.3  14.5  15.4   2.8   6.6   2.0   2.2   1.6     *   0.6   0.3     *     *     *   3.8 100.0
60 to 64 years    17,317  61.2  10.1  11.5   2.4   4.6   1.4   1.5   1.2   0.1   0.6   0.2     *     *     *   5.3 100.0
65 years and over    11,746  66.0   8.5   6.6   2.1   3.0   0.9   1.3   0.6     *   0.6   0.8     *     *     - -   9.6 100.0
* 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 2.1.06.

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