Table 3.8
Admissions by primary substance of abuse, according to treatment characteristics: TEDS 2001
Percent distribution
[Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions - Supplemental Data Set.1]
Criminal justice referral (detail) and days waiting to enter treatment 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  1,739,796 421,209 348,591 275,672 36,347 163,988 61,387 255,394 98,332 1,395 7,074 3,737 3,121 3,116 1,234 59,199
Criminal justice referral (detail)                
Probation/parole   47.5   28.0   50.2   58.2   44.6   54.4   63.6   62.5   56.6   58.7   39.9   44.1   47.6   58.1   48.2   36.9
State/Federal court   17.9   24.1   20.0    5.6   22.2   10.4    7.5   15.9   18.9    9.0   21.3   24.3   17.0    4.9   21.6   14.9
Formal adjudication    2.2    1.6    1.4    5.0    4.1    2.6    1.8    2.4    2.4    0.5    5.0    3.5    2.8    2.9    2.5    3.2
Other legal entity   11.1   18.7    6.9   11.0   10.1   13.3    9.7    6.5    1.9    7.0   11.5   11.7    9.0    9.9    9.0    7.0
Diversionary program    2.9    1.4    3.3    3.0    3.2    5.0    3.2    3.3    5.8    2.0    1.6    2.2    3.4    1.8    2.0    0.6
Prison    5.7    2.2    4.7   11.6    5.3    8.5    9.0    4.4   12.3   17.4    5.4    6.8   12.5    6.8   10.1   25.3
DUI/DWI    9.2   21.0    9.9    0.8    4.4    0.8    1.5    1.7    0.5    1.5    7.8    3.3    1.2    3.1    2.5    8.4
Other     3.5    2.8    3.6    4.9    6.1    5.1    3.7    3.3    1.5    4.0    7.5    4.1    6.5   12.4    4.0    3.5
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  289,840 87,155 58,972 20,966 2,440 20,752 10,759 65,834 12,495  201  616  367  647  547  199 7,890
Days waiting to enter treatment                
None   60.8   64.0   57.9   56.8   60.7   62.3   64.2   60.1   64.4   63.1   64.0   58.3   60.8   73.5   65.7   50.9
1-7 days   23.6   21.8   24.6   29.7   27.6   24.8   22.1   21.9   19.0   21.5   23.9   26.3   21.8   13.4   21.3   25.2
8-14 days    6.8    6.4    7.6    5.9    5.8    5.8    5.8    7.5    7.0    6.5    5.9    7.1    8.0    5.3    6.2    9.6
15-30 days    5.5    5.1    6.1    4.4    3.8    4.4    4.7    6.3    5.5    5.6    3.9    6.0    5.4    5.7    3.8    8.7
More than 30 days    3.4    2.7    3.7    3.2    2.2    2.7    3.1    4.3    4.2    3.2    2.3    2.4    3.9    2.2    3.0    5.6
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  424,576 122,681 75,944 38,805 11,213 45,911 13,673 73,859 20,328  339 1,592 1,105  863  456  469 17,338
1 Supplemental Data Set items are not reported by all States. See Table 4.4 for details.
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) - 5.31.03.