Table 6.4
Detoxification admissions by primary substance of abuse, according to frequency of use and number of prior treatment episodes: TEDS 2004
Percent distribution
[Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions. See Table 4.2a.]
Frequency of use and number of prior treatment episodes 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
Frequency of use                
No use in the past month   2.4   1.3   1.9   1.0   2.2   2.5   5.0   9.7   4.7   7.6   2.4   3.4  12.3   7.7   4.2  48.2
1-3 times in the past month   5.1  10.1   2.9   0.6   1.3   5.6   7.5   9.7   8.1  16.0   3.2   4.5   9.5   9.0   6.6   4.1
1-2 times per week   6.3  12.0   4.1   0.9   1.5   8.2   9.7  10.7   8.4  13.7   2.7   3.4   6.7   9.0   8.4   3.5
3-6 times per week   9.1  12.3   7.7   3.6   6.3  15.0  16.1  12.3  16.1  16.0   5.1   7.3  16.8  13.5  13.8   4.6
Daily  77.1  64.4  83.4  93.8  88.6  68.6  61.6  57.6  62.7  46.6  86.6  81.4  54.7  60.9  67.1  39.6
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  379,579 113,716 71,624 102,196 17,764 35,757 7,131 8,755 14,509 131 2,797 915 179 156 167 3,782
No. of prior treatment episodes                
None  37.6  47.9  31.6  21.8  43.6  38.1  46.8  56.9  48.8  58.1  40.9  47.2  58.0  51.3  46.3  59.5
1  18.8  18.4  19.1  16.8  22.3  20.3  20.4  21.8  24.2  21.0  19.2  20.6  15.0  17.6  17.7  14.4
2  11.9  11.0  12.6  12.8  12.5  12.9  11.9   9.8  10.9   9.5  11.0  13.7  13.0   8.4   7.5   7.4
3   7.8   6.7   8.9   9.3   6.6   8.8   6.7   4.7   6.4   5.7   5.7   7.5   4.0   3.4   6.8   5.4
4   5.0   4.2   5.5   6.8   4.0   4.8   4.3   2.4   3.0   1.0   4.4   2.5   5.0   5.9   4.1   2.2
5 or more  18.8  11.9  22.3  32.4  11.0  15.2  10.0   4.5   6.7   4.8  18.7   8.5   5.0  13.4  17.7  11.0
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  265,596  84,770 35,476  74,331 14,110 25,834 4,923 6,893 12,853 105 1,612 680 100 119 147 3,643
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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