Table 6.4
Detoxification admissions by primary substance of abuse, according to frequency of use and number of prior treatment episodes: TEDS 2003
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   2.0   1.3   1.9   0.9   1.9   2.2   3.9   8.6   4.6   2.9   1.7   1.5   7.3   3.8   3.4  30.8
1-3 times in the past month   4.9   8.8   3.0   0.8   1.2   5.7   7.0  11.1   7.2  20.8   3.3   4.8  10.3   9.2   7.3   4.7
1-2 times per week   6.1  10.9   4.3   0.9   1.4   7.9   9.5  11.0   7.7  19.8   2.5   3.9   4.8   6.7  13.6   5.0
3-6 times per week   8.6  11.1   7.5   3.3   6.0  14.5  16.2  12.0  15.8  13.0   5.3   8.8  15.8  13.0  15.3   6.9
Daily  78.4  67.9  83.2  94.2  89.5  69.8  63.4  57.3  64.6  43.5  87.2  81.0  61.8  67.2  60.5  52.6
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  407,763 130,112 78,456 107,677 16,192 37,741 7,648 8,698 13,154 207 2,748 896 165 238 177 3,654
No. of prior treatment episodes                
None  37.2  45.5  32.9  22.1  45.1  39.9  43.1  59.6  49.0  65.1  46.2  51.7  56.1  30.5  33.8  57.8
1  19.4  18.7  18.4  18.6  22.4  21.0  21.9  20.9  23.4  13.8  17.0  20.2  21.4  35.8   9.4  18.2
2  12.2  11.1  12.7  13.7  11.9  12.5  13.8   8.7  11.7   8.5  11.7  11.4   8.2  15.4  11.3   7.1
3   8.1   7.2   9.1   9.3   7.1   8.8   7.6   4.4   6.1   5.8   6.6   6.0   4.1   6.7   8.1   4.5
4   4.9   4.0   5.3   6.5   3.9   4.8   4.6   1.8   3.1   3.2   3.4   3.8   4.1   3.8   5.0   1.9
5 or more  18.3  13.5  21.6  29.7   9.7  13.0   9.1   4.5   6.7   3.7  15.2   6.9   6.1   7.8  32.5  10.4
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  278,303  89,249 37,642  78,834 12,717 27,823 5,799 7,108 11,779 189 1,551 634  98 344 160 4,376
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 4.11.05.