Table 5.2b
Admissions aged 12-17 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 All admis-
sions
aged
12-17
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  136,660   7.7  12.3   0.8   0.9   0.9   2.0  65.5   4.3   0.1   0.3   0.2   0.2   0.1   0.3   4.4 100.0
Gender              
Male  94,945   6.4  10.8   0.6   0.8   0.7   1.5  71.9   2.5   0.1   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.1   0.3   3.9 100.0
Female  41,681  10.5  15.7   1.3   1.2   1.4   3.1  51.2   8.4   0.2   0.4   0.4   0.2   0.1   0.4   5.4 100.0
Race/ethnicity              
White (non-Hispanic)  73,486   8.5  14.1   1.2   1.5   1.1   2.6  61.0   4.1   0.1   0.4   0.2   0.3     *   0.4   4.5 100.0
Black (non-Hispanic)  26,049   3.7   5.3   0.1   0.1   0.4   0.4  81.3   0.5   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   7.4 100.0
Hispanic origin  25,072   8.5  10.8   0.6   0.3   0.8   2.2  66.3   7.9   0.1   0.2   0.3   0.1   0.1   0.4   1.5 100.0
Mexican  16,225   9.7  10.9   0.6   0.2   0.9   2.4  64.0   9.7   0.1   0.2   0.3   0.1   0.1   0.4   0.5 100.0
Puerto Rican   2,345   3.2   8.5   0.8   0.3   0.5   1.4  80.7   1.2     - -   0.1     *   0.2   0.2   0.1   2.7 100.0
Cuban     381   4.5   6.0   1.6   1.0   1.3   4.2  72.4   0.8   0.3   0.3   0.3     - -   0.5     - -   6.8 100.0
Other/not specified   6,121   7.5  11.7   0.5   0.5   0.7   1.9  66.7   6.1   0.1   0.1   0.2   0.1     *   0.3   3.5 100.0
Other  11,133   9.1  20.2   0.4   0.4   0.6   1.1  57.6   6.6   0.2     *   0.2   0.3     *   0.5   2.6 100.0
Alaska Native      98  13.3  17.3     - -   1.0     - -   2.0  53.1  10.2     - -     - -     - -   1.0     - -     - -   2.0 100.0
American Indian   3,463  10.2  33.3   0.1   0.4   0.5   1.0  46.7   4.6   0.1     *   0.1   0.1     *   1.0   1.8 100.0
Asian/Pacific Islander   3,076  10.6  17.2   0.4   0.4   0.6   1.0  59.7   6.9   0.3     *   0.1   0.3     *   0.1   2.5 100.0
Other   4,496   7.2  12.3   0.6   0.5   0.8   1.3  64.7   7.9   0.2   0.1   0.3   0.3   0.1   0.4   3.2 100.0
*  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 10.9.07.

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