Table 6.2b
Detoxification admissions by primary substance of abuse, according to age at admission: TEDS 2005
Row percent distribution
[Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions. See Table 4.2a.]
Age at admission No. of detox-ification
admis-
sions
Primary substance at admission Total
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 409,493  31.3  18.4  25.5   4.9   8.9   2.0   2.1   4.2   0.1   0.7   0.2     *     *   0.1   1.6 100.0
Age at admission                                  
Under 15 years     573   9.1   8.2   0.9   1.0   1.6   0.9  53.4  10.6     - -   0.5   0.2   0.3     - -   0.9  12.4 100.0
15 to 19 years  12,114  17.2   9.5  25.4   6.5   3.9   3.2  19.9  11.1     *   0.7   0.3   0.3   0.1   0.1   1.9 100.0
15 to 17 years   3,230   8.5  11.5   7.3   2.8   2.3   2.9  49.3  12.0     *   0.7   0.1   0.4     - -   0.2   2.0 100.0
18 to 19 years   8,884  20.3   8.7  32.0   7.9   4.5   3.3   9.2  10.8     *   0.7   0.3   0.3   0.1   0.1   1.9 100.0
20 to 24 years  41,813  18.6  10.1  37.0   9.9   5.1   2.6   4.4   8.7   0.1   0.8   0.2   0.1   0.1   0.1   2.2 100.0
25 to 29 years  45,540  18.1  12.8  35.9   8.5   7.5   2.9   2.7   8.2     *   0.9   0.3   0.1   0.1   0.1   2.1 100.0
30 to 34 years  48,401  21.6  17.8  30.0   5.8  10.8   2.7   2.0   6.4     *   0.7   0.3     *     *   0.1   2.0 100.0
35 to 39 years  65,008  25.7  22.9  25.7   3.8  12.3   2.1   1.2   3.8     *   0.6   0.2     *     *   0.1   1.5 100.0
40 to 44 years  76,442  33.9  23.5  21.1   3.1  11.3   1.8   0.7   2.2   0.1   0.5   0.2     *     *   0.1   1.4 100.0
45 to 49 years  60,020  40.4  22.0  19.7   3.3   8.8   1.4   0.5   1.5   0.1   0.6   0.2     *     *   0.1   1.3 100.0
50 to 54 years  35,064  49.1  17.1  19.9   3.1   6.2   1.0   0.4   0.8   0.1   0.7   0.2     *     *   0.1   1.3 100.0
55 to 59 years  15,184  57.5  14.6  16.5   3.1   4.3   0.7   0.3   0.5   0.1   0.6   0.2     *     *   0.1   1.5 100.0
60 to 64 years   6,022  71.5  10.2  10.2   1.8   2.9   0.6   0.1   0.3   0.1   0.7   0.2     *     *   0.1   1.1 100.0
65 years and over   3,312  69.2  13.1   9.1   3.1   2.2   1.0     *   0.1   0.1   0.4   0.3     - -     - -   0.1   1.2 100.0
* 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). Data received through 10.3.06.

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