Table 3.1b
Admissions by primary substance of abuse, according to gender and race/ethnicity: TEDS 2006
Row percent distribution
[Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions. See Table 4.2a.]
Gender and race/ethnicity No. of
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  1,800,717  21.9  17.8  13.7   4.2   9.9   4.0  16.1   8.6     *   0.4   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.1   2.9 100.0
Gender                  
Male 1,228,493  23.9  19.2  13.7   3.3   8.5   3.8  17.4   6.9     *   0.3   0.1   0.1   0.2   0.1   2.6 100.0
Female   571,748  17.5  14.7  13.6   6.0  13.0   4.4  13.3  12.4   0.1   0.8   0.4   0.1   0.1   0.1   3.5 100.0
Race/ethnicity                  
White (non-Hispanic) 1,063,878  25.5  18.0  11.9   6.2   6.8   3.6  14.0   9.8     *   0.6   0.3   0.1     *   0.1   3.1 100.0
Black (non-Hispanic)   381,426  11.6  19.8  13.9   0.8  22.7   4.6  22.2   1.3     *   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.4     *   2.4 100.0
Hispanic origin   249,903  19.9  13.8  23.2   1.2   5.6   5.1  15.8  12.0     *   0.2   0.1   0.1   0.2   0.1   2.6 100.0
Mexican   103,144  25.4  10.9  12.8   1.0   4.3   4.7  17.9  21.8   0.1   0.1   0.2     *   0.3   0.1   0.4 100.0
Puerto Rican    68,676   8.7  16.1  45.1   1.1   7.0   5.8  13.1   0.9     *   0.3   0.1   0.1   0.3     *   1.5 100.0
Cuban     7,861  18.2  16.7  28.0   3.3   9.9   6.4  10.3   2.7     *   0.5   0.4   0.1   0.2   0.1   3.2 100.0
Other/not specified    70,222  22.9  15.5  16.5   1.5   5.8   5.0  16.1   9.4     *   0.2   0.1   0.1   0.2   0.1   6.7 100.0
Other    95,155  27.5  18.4   7.9   2.6   5.2   2.6  16.4  16.2   0.1   0.2   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   2.5 100.0
Alaska Native     1,637  30.1  17.2  15.8   5.5   6.2   3.8  11.5   8.6     - -   0.4   0.2   0.1     - -     - -   0.7 100.0
American Indian    38,992  39.4  24.2   3.2   2.8   3.2   1.5  12.5   9.8   0.1   0.2   0.1   0.1     *   0.2   2.8 100.0
Asian/Pacific Islander    18,111  19.7  13.1   6.4   2.3   6.0   2.6  19.8  27.4   0.1   0.2   0.1   0.1   0.1     *   2.1 100.0
Other    36,415  18.5  14.8  13.4   2.5   6.8   3.7  19.2  17.9   0.1   0.3   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.1   2.4 100.0
* 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 10.9.07.

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