Table 5.9
Substance abuse combinations by selected primary substance of abuse: TEDS 2003
Number and percent distribution
[Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions. See Table 4.2a.]
Primary substance Secondary and tertiary substances Number Percent of all
admissions
Percent of
primary
substance
All admissions   1,840,275 100.0  
Alcohol     767,276  41.7 100.0
No other substance n/a   426,076  23.2  55.5
1 other substance Marijuana   108,790   5.9  14.2
Cocaine    84,091   4.6  11.0
Opiates    16,424   0.9   2.1
Stimulants    11,627   0.6   1.5
  Other    11,383   0.6   1.5
2 other substances Cocaine & Marijuana    51,005   2.8   6.6
Cocaine & Opiates    15,470   0.8   2.0
Marijuana & Stimulants    14,626   0.8   1.9
Marijuana & Opiates     6,153   0.3   0.8
Cocaine & Stimulants     4,201   0.2   0.5
Stimulants & Opiates     1,151   0.1   0.2
Marijuana & Other     8,372   0.5   1.1
Cocaine & Other     4,325   0.2   0.6
Opiates & Other     2,649   0.1   0.3
  Stimulants & Other       933   0.1   0.1
Cocaine     249,418  13.6 100.0
No other substance n/a    75,717   4.1  30.4
1 other substance Alcohol    69,846   3.8  28.0
Marijuana    25,020   1.4  10.0
Opiates     7,163   0.4   2.9
Stimulants     2,229   0.1   0.9
  Other     2,474   0.1   1.0
2 other substances Alcohol & Marijuana    44,971   2.4  18.0
Opiates & Alcohol     7,027   0.4   2.8
Opiates & Marijuana     3,013   0.2   1.2
Stimulants & Alcohol     2,670   0.1   1.1
Stimulants & Marijuana     2,259   0.1   0.9
Opiates & Stimulants       505     *   0.2
Alcohol & Other     3,120   0.2   1.3
Marijuana & Other     2,162   0.1   0.9
Opiates & Other       925   0.1   0.4
  Stimulants & Other       317     *   0.1
Opiates     323,728  17.6 100.0
No other substance n/a   136,381   7.4  42.1
1 other substance Cocaine    55,582   3.0  17.2
Alcohol    31,789   1.7   9.8
Marijuana    14,978   0.8   4.6
Stimulants     3,510   0.2   1.1
  Other    11,495   0.6   3.6
2 other substances Cocaine & Alcohol    28,818   1.6   8.9
Cocaine & Marijuana    12,922   0.7   4.0
Alcohol & Marijuana     9,970   0.5   3.1
Cocaine & Stimulants     2,766   0.2   0.9
Stimulants & Alcohol     1,620   0.1   0.5
Stimulants & Marijuana     1,293   0.1   0.4
Cocaine & Other     5,062   0.3   1.6
Alcohol & Other     4,330   0.2   1.3
Marijuana & Other     2,714   0.1   0.8
  Stimulants & Other       498     *   0.2
Marijuana     284,361  15.5 100.0
No other substance n/a   104,280   5.7  36.7
1 other substance Alcohol    96,174   5.2  33.8
Cocaine    11,978   0.7   4.2
Stimulants    10,378   0.6   3.6
Opiates     2,600   0.1   0.9
  Other     5,415   0.3   1.9
2 other substances Alcohol & Cocaine    18,635   1.0   6.6
Alcohol & Stimulants    13,117   0.7   4.6
Stimulants & Cocaine     2,219   0.1   0.8
Alcohol & Opiates     3,427   0.2   1.2
Cocaine & Opiates     1,571   0.1   0.6
Stimulants & Opiates       544     *   0.2
Alcohol & Other     9,756   0.5   3.4
Cocaine & Other     1,941   0.1   0.7
Stimulants & Other     1,342   0.1   0.5
  Opiates & Other       984   0.1   0.3
Stimulants     136,943   7.4 100.0
No other substance n/a    45,528   2.5  33.2
1 other substance Marijuana    23,556   1.3  17.2
Alcohol    19,185   1.0  14.0
Cocaine     3,298   0.2   2.4
Opiates     1,536   0.1   1.1
  Other     1,736   0.1   1.3
2 other substances Marijuana & Alcohol    25,443   1.4  18.6
Cocaine & Marijuana     4,605   0.3   3.4
Cocaine & Alcohol     4,287   0.2   3.1
Marijuana & Opiates     1,487   0.1   1.1
Opiates & Alcohol     1,346   0.1   1.0
Cocaine & Opiates       801     *   0.6
Marijuana & Other     2,010   0.1   1.5
Alcohol & Other     1,264   0.1   0.9
Cocaine & Other       535     *   0.4
  Opiates & Other       326     *   0.2
Other      78,549   4.3  
n/a  Not applicable.
*  Less than 0.05 percent.
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 4.11.05.