Table 6.2a Detoxification admissions by primary substance of abuse, according to age at admission: TEDS 2004 Column percent distribution and average age at admission
[Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions. See Table 4.2a.]
Age at admission	All detox- ification 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
Age at admission
Under 15 years	0.2	*	0.1	*	*	*	0.2	4.3	0.2	- -	0.2	0.1	0.5	- -	5.2	1.8
15 to 19 years	3.0	1.7	1.6	2.6	4.5	1.2	4.5	31.7	7.3	5.1	2.8	5.8	15.2	6.2	10.5	5.4
15 to 17 years	0.9	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.5	0.2	1.0	22.2	1.9	- -	0.5	0.6	5.6	0.6	5.8	2.5
18 to 19 years	2.1	1.4	1.1	2.4	3.9	1.0	3.5	9.5	5.5	5.1	2.3	5.1	9.6	5.6	4.7	2.9
20 to 24 years	9.9	5.9	5.7	14.1	19.6	5.6	13.4	20.0	21.5	13.0	10.8	13.7	23.4	24.7	14.0	11.6
25 to 29 years	10.6	6.2	7.8	14.9	17.2	9.2	15.2	13.0	20.3	15.2	12.2	14.2	13.2	17.3	19.2	12.6
30 to 34 years	12.7	8.5	12.9	14.8	14.3	16.3	16.9	10.8	18.6	16.7	12.7	13.5	9.6	20.4	12.8	13.5
35 to 39 years	16.8	14.0	21.0	16.4	12.9	23.4	18.1	9.0	15.4	17.4	14.7	13.4	11.2	13.0	11.0	15.2
40 to 44 years	19.2	21.2	24.0	16.1	12.6	23.7	16.7	6.0	10.1	13.0	17.1	15.0	11.2	9.3	11.6	16.8
45 to 49 years	14.1	18.5	15.7	11.6	10.0	13.6	9.5	3.2	4.7	8.7	14.3	13.7	10.2	4.3	11.0	12.3
50 to 54 years	7.9	12.4	7.1	6.5	5.8	5.0	4.0	1.2	1.5	4.3	9.6	5.9	4.6	3.1	2.9	5.8
55 to 59 years	3.5	6.6	2.8	2.2	2.0	1.5	1.2	0.6	0.4	5.8	4.1	2.9	1.0	1.2	1.7	3.2
60 to 64 years	1.3	3.1	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.7	1.1	1.4	- -	- -	- -	1.2
65 years and over	0.8	1.9	0.6	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	*	- -	0.6	0.5	- -	0.6	- -	0.5
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	409,977	125,038	76,475	110,586	18,507	36,268	7,822	8,886	14,748	138	2,907	972	197	162	172	7,099
Average age at admission	38 yrs	42 yrs	39 yrs	36 yrs	34 yrs	38 yrs	34 yrs	26 yrs	31 yrs	35 yrs	38 yrs	36 yrs	31 yrs	31 yrs	31 yrs	36 yrs
*  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.