Table 3.2a
Admissions by primary substance of abuse, according to selected race/ethnicity/sex/age groups: TEDS 2000
Percent distribution
[Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions. See Table 4.2.]
Selected race/ethnicity/
sex/age group		 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 1,599,703 413,638 310,558 243,523 25,839 158,524 59,787 236,638 81,764 1,119 5,198 3,213 2,867 2,589 1,251 53,195
White (non-Hisp.) male  41.2  54.3  46.3  30.2  43.8  17.9  29.1  42.0  41.5  39.8  36.7  36.7  58.2  16.2  49.2  37.5
Under 20 years  5.7  2.5  5.8  1.2  1.9  0.6  2.0  20.7  3.4  8.9  4.0  4.1  29.2  3.0  22.6  9.1
20 to 24 years  5.5  4.7  6.6  4.7  5.0  1.6  3.9  8.5  6.8  5.6  5.3  5.2  17.3  4.0  7.4  4.9
25 to 29 years  4.8  4.9  5.8  4.4  5.6  2.8  4.4  4.0  7.6  5.4  3.9  4.3  5.6  2.3  4.7  4.2
30 to 34 years  5.5  6.5  7.1  4.5  6.2  4.1  5.8  3.1  8.3  5.1  4.4  4.5  2.5  2.0  3.1  4.3
35 to 39 years  6.6  9.5  8.4  4.8  7.8  4.4  6.0  2.7  7.8  6.6  5.6  5.6  1.3  2.6  3.7  4.9
40 to 44 years  5.7  9.5  6.7  4.8  7.8  2.8  4.2  1.8  4.8  3.3  5.7  6.1  1.0  1.3  5.2  4.1
45 years and over  7.3  16.6  5.8  5.8  9.5  1.7  2.7  1.2  2.8  5.0  7.8  6.8  1.3  1.0  2.5  5.9
White (non-Hisp.) female  18.5  18.2  17.0  17.1  41.8  14.1  17.5  14.6  37.0  27.4  52.6  47.0  19.6  8.2  17.2  24.9
Under 20 years  2.5  1.1  2.5  1.2  1.2  0.5  1.6  6.7  4.1  7.4  2.6  2.6  13.1  1.8  9.7  6.0
20 to 24 years  2.3  1.2  1.9  3.1  3.5  1.5  2.5  2.4  6.7  3.4  4.2  3.4  3.3  1.4  2.3  2.4
25 to 29 years  2.4  1.5  2.0  2.5  6.0  2.6  3.1  1.6  7.5  3.5  6.3  5.7  1.1  1.1  1.2  2.7
30 to 34 years  3.0  2.4  2.9  2.9  7.4  3.5  3.9  1.5  7.5  4.3  7.7  7.5  0.7  0.9  0.9  3.1
35 to 39 years  3.4  3.7  3.6  3.0  9.2  3.3  3.6  1.3  6.5  4.4  10.6  9.5  0.7  1.8  1.4  3.6
40 to 44 years  2.6  3.5  2.4  2.5  7.7  1.8  1.9  0.8  3.2  2.9  9.0  8.8  0.3  0.8  1.1  2.9
45 years and over  2.4  4.8  1.7  1.9  6.8  0.8  0.9  0.4  1.5  1.4  12.2  9.5  0.3  0.4  0.6  4.3
Black (non-Hisp.) male  16.0  9.0  16.2  15.2  3.5  34.1  23.3  21.4  1.3  13.3  1.7  4.2  5.3  28.8  2.7  18.7
Under 20 years  1.6  0.2  0.8  0.1  0.1  0.2  0.4  8.0  0.1  1.6  0.2  0.5  1.0  3.8  1.5  4.6
20 to 24 years  1.5  0.5  1.3  0.4  0.3  1.0  1.5  5.5  0.1  1.4  0.2  0.5  1.6  10.0  0.2  2.1
25 to 29 years  1.6  0.8  1.5  1.1  0.2  2.6  2.3  3.3  0.2  0.8  0.2  0.4  1.1  6.0  0.1  2.1
30 to 34 years  2.4  1.1  2.7  2.2  0.4  6.7  4.6  2.0  0.3  3.2  0.3  0.5  0.5  4.2  0.3  2.3
35 to 39 years  3.0  1.5  3.7  2.9  0.5  9.7  5.8  1.3  0.3  2.5  0.3  0.8  0.4  2.8  0.3  2.6
40 to 44 years  2.7  1.7  3.2  3.2  0.6  7.9  4.7  0.8  0.2  2.4  0.2  0.9  0.3  1.4  0.2  2.3
45 years and over  3.2  3.2  3.0  5.3  1.3  6.0  4.0  0.6  0.1  1.4  0.3  0.7  0.5  0.5  0.1  2.7
Black (non-Hisp.) female  7.6  2.7  6.5  9.0  3.3  25.1  11.9  5.8  1.0  7.1  1.9  3.5  2.4  11.6  2.0  8.9
Under 20 years  0.4  0.1  0.3   *   *  0.2  0.2  1.7  0.1  0.5  0.1  0.2  0.5  0.7  0.8  2.6
20 to 24 years  0.5  0.2  0.4  0.2  0.1  1.0  0.7  1.4  0.2  0.4  0.1  0.3  0.6  3.8  0.3  0.8
25 to 29 years  0.9  0.2  0.7  0.8  0.4  2.9  1.5  1.0  0.2  0.8  0.2  0.5  0.5  2.8  0.4  1.1
30 to 34 years  1.5  0.4  1.4  1.7  0.5  6.4  2.9  0.7  0.2  1.9  0.2  0.4  0.3  1.4  0.2  1.1
35 to 39 years  1.8  0.5  1.8  2.1  0.6  7.4  3.4  0.5  0.2  1.4  0.4  0.6  0.4  1.6  - -  1.3
40 to 44 years  1.3  0.5  1.3  2.0  0.7  4.8  2.1  0.3  0.1  1.1  0.4  0.8  0.1  0.7  0.1  0.9
45 years and over  1.0  0.7  0.8  2.0  0.9  2.4  1.3  0.2   *  1.2  0.5  0.7  0.1  0.7  0.2  1.0
Mexican-orig. male  3.9  5.0  2.5  6.6  0.6  1.3  3.8  3.7  4.4  1.4  1.1  1.4  1.9  7.7  9.6  1.1
Under 20 years  0.6  0.2  0.4  0.2   *  0.1  0.4  2.5  0.6  0.7  0.7  0.3  1.1  0.9  6.8  0.3
20 to 24 years  0.5  0.7  0.4  0.5   *  0.2  0.8  0.5  0.9  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.4  1.4  0.4  0.1
25 to 29 years  0.5  0.8  0.4  0.7  0.1  0.2  0.8  0.3  0.9  0.1  - -  0.1  0.2  1.4  0.9  0.1
30 to 34 years  0.6  0.8  0.4  0.9  0.1  0.3  0.7  0.2  0.8  0.2  0.1  0.2  0.2  1.7  0.2  0.2
35 to 39 years  0.6  0.7  0.4  1.3  0.1  0.2  0.5  0.1  0.6  - -  0.1  0.3   *  1.4  0.2  0.1
40 to 44 years  0.5  0.6  0.2  1.3  0.1  0.1  0.4  0.1  0.4  0.1  - -  0.2  0.1  0.9  0.7  0.1
45 years and over  0.6  1.0  0.2  1.8  0.2  0.1  0.2  0.1  0.2  0.2  0.1  0.3  - -  0.1  0.2  0.2
Mexican-orig. female  1.1  0.6  0.7  2.1  0.7  0.8  1.4  0.9  3.7  0.8  1.0  1.0  1.0  9.0  3.2  0.5
Under 20 years  0.2  0.1  0.2  0.1   *  0.1  0.2  0.6  0.5  0.5  0.4  0.1  0.7  0.3  2.6  0.1
20 to 24 years  0.2  0.1  0.1  0.2   *  0.1  0.3  0.1  0.9  - -   *  0.1  0.1  0.7  0.3  0.1
25 to 29 years  0.2  0.1  0.1  0.2  0.1  0.2  0.3  0.1  0.8  0.4   *   *  - -  2.3  - -  0.1
30 to 34 years  0.2  0.1  0.1  0.3  0.1  0.2  0.3  0.1  0.7  - -  0.1  0.2  0.1  2.4  0.2   *
35 to 39 years  0.2  0.1  0.1  0.5  0.1  0.1  0.2   *  0.5  - -   *  0.2  0.1  2.3  - -  0.1
40 to 44 years  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.4  0.1  0.1  0.1   *  0.2  - -  0.2  0.2   *  0.9  - -  0.1
45 years and over  0.1  0.1   *  0.4  0.1   *   *   *  0.1  - -  0.1  0.3  - -  0.2  - -  0.1
Puerto Rican-orig. male  2.9  1.0  2.2  9.8  0.7  1.3  3.7  2.7  0.2  1.4  0.6  0.6  2.1  4.7  0.7  0.8
Under 20 years  0.3   *  0.2  0.2   *   *  0.1  1.1   *  0.5  0.1  0.1  0.7  0.7  0.4  0.3
20 to 24 years  0.4  0.1  0.3  1.0  0.1  0.1  0.5  0.8   *  0.2   *   *  0.8  1.9  - -  0.1
25 to 29 years  0.4  0.1  0.3  1.6  0.1  0.2  0.6  0.4   *  0.2  0.1  0.1  0.2  0.7  - -  0.1
30 to 34 years  0.6  0.1  0.4  2.2  0.1  0.4  0.8  0.2   *  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.5  0.2  0.1
35 to 39 years  0.5  0.2  0.4  2.1  0.1  0.3  0.7  0.1   *  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.2  0.5  - -  0.1
40 to 44 years  0.4  0.2  0.3  1.4  0.1  0.2  0.5  0.1   *  0.2  0.1  0.2   *  0.2  - -  0.1
45 years and over  0.4  0.4  0.3  1.3  0.1  0.1  0.4   *   *  0.1  0.2  0.1  - -  0.2  0.1   *
Puerto Rican-orig. female  0.9  0.2  0.6  2.7  0.4  0.8  1.4  0.7  0.2  0.9  0.5  0.4  0.5  1.0  0.1  0.6
Under 20 years  0.1   *  0.1  0.1   *   *  0.1  0.3   *  0.3  0.1   *  0.2  0.1  0.1  0.3
20 to 24 years  0.1   *  0.1  0.2   *  0.1  0.2  0.2   *  0.1   *  - -  0.2  0.4  - -   *
25 to 29 years  0.1   *  0.1  0.4  0.1  0.1  0.2  0.1   *  - -   *   *  - -  0.2  - -   *
30 to 34 years  0.2   *  0.1  0.7  0.1  0.2  0.4  0.1   *  0.3  0.1   *  0.1  0.2  - -   *
35 to 39 years  0.2  0.1  0.1  0.6  0.1  0.2  0.3   *   *  0.1  0.1  0.1   *  0.1  - -   *
40 to 44 years  0.1   *  0.1  0.4  0.1  0.1  0.2   *   *  - -   *  0.1   *  - -  - -   *
45 years and over  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.3   *  0.1  0.1   *   *  0.2  0.1  0.1  - -  - -  - -  0.1
American Indian/
Alaska Native male		  1.6  2.5  2.2  0.6  0.6  0.3  0.6  1.5  1.2  0.8  0.3  0.3  0.9  1.1  6.3  1.2
Under 20 years  0.2  0.1  0.3   *   *   *   *  0.7  0.1  - -  - -  0.1  0.4  0.4  2.0  0.3
20 to 24 years  0.2  0.2  0.3  0.1  0.1   *  0.1  0.3  0.2  0.1   *   *  0.2  0.2  0.9  0.2
25 to 29 years  0.2  0.3  0.3  0.1  0.1   *  0.1  0.2  0.3  0.2  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.7  0.1
30 to 34 years  0.2  0.3  0.3  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.2  0.2  0.1   *  0.1  0.1  1.1  0.1
35 to 39 years  0.3  0.5  0.4  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.2  0.1  0.2  0.4   *   *   *  0.2  1.1  0.2
40 to 44 years  0.2  0.4  0.3  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  - -   *  - -   *   *  0.4  0.1
45 years and over  0.3  0.7  0.3  0.1  0.1   *  0.1   *  0.1  - -   *  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1
American Indian/
Alaska Native female		  0.9  1.0  1.2  0.4  0.8  0.4  0.7  0.7  1.5  0.8  0.9  0.9  0.5  1.1  4.1  1.0
Under 20 years  0.1  0.1  0.2   *   *   *  0.1  0.3  0.1  0.5   *  0.1  0.3  0.1  1.6  0.4
20 to 24 years  0.1  0.1  0.1   *  0.1   *  0.1  0.1  0.3  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.2  0.5  0.1
25 to 29 years  0.1  0.1  0.2  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.3  - -  0.1  0.1   *  0.4  0.7  0.1
30 to 34 years  0.1  0.2  0.2  0.1  0.2  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.3  0.2  0.1  0.2   *  0.2  0.4  0.1
35 to 39 years  0.1  0.2  0.2  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.2  - -  0.3  0.2   *  0.2  0.7  0.1
40 to 44 years  0.1  0.2  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1   *  0.1  - -  0.2  0.2   *  0.1  0.1  0.1
45 years and over  0.1  0.2  0.1  0.1  0.1   *   *   *   *  0.1  0.1  0.1  - -   *  0.2  0.1
Asian/Pacific Islander male  0.6  0.5  0.5  0.4  0.7  0.4  0.4  0.9  2.1  1.4  0.1  0.4  1.5  0.3  0.5  0.3
Under 20 years  0.2   *  0.1   *   *   *   *  0.6  0.2  0.5   *  - -  0.8   *  0.3  0.1
20 to 24 years  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1   *   *  0.1  0.1  0.3  0.4   *  0.1  0.4   *  0.1   *
25 to 29 years  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1   *  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.4  0.1   *  0.2  0.1  0.1  - -   *
30 to 34 years  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1   *  0.4  0.2  - -   *  0.1  0.1  - -   *
35 to 39 years  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1   *  0.4  - -   *  0.1  - -  - -  - -   *
40 to 44 years  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1   *  0.2  0.2  - -   *  - -  - -  - -   *
45 years and over  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.2  0.4   *  0.1   *  0.1  - -   *  0.1   *   *  0.1   *
Asian/Pacific Islander female  0.3  0.1  0.2  0.2  0.4  0.2  0.2  0.3  1.5  0.3  0.2  0.3  0.7  0.1  0.2  0.2
Under 20 years  0.1   *  0.1   *  - -   *   *  0.2  0.3  - -  - -  - -  0.4   *  0.2  0.1
20 to 24 years   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *  0.3  - -   *   *  0.1  0.1  - -   *
25 to 29 years   *   *   *   *   *  0.1   *   *  0.3  - -  - -  0.1  0.2  - -  - -   *
30 to 34 years   *   *   *   *  0.1   *   *   *  0.3  - -  0.1  0.1  - -  - -  - -   *
35 to 39 years   *   *   *   *  0.1  0.1   *   *  0.2  0.1   *   *  - -  - -  - -   *
40 to 44 years   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *  0.1  - -  - -  0.1  - -  - -  - -   *
45 years and over   *   *   *   *  0.2   *   *   *   *  0.2   *  0.1  - -  - -  0.1   *
All other  4.6  4.6  3.9  5.7  2.8  3.2  6.0  4.9  4.4  4.6  2.4  3.2  5.4  10.2  4.2  4.5
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 1,577,818 408,697 307,927 241,711 25,566 157,448 59,002 234,461 81,393 1,105 5,135 3,173 2,827 2,568 1,213 45,592
*  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) - 4.1.02.