Table 6.2b
Detoxification admissions by primary substance of abuse, according to age at admission: TEDS 2006
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  382,603  31.7  19.3  25.5   5.4   8.5   2.0   1.7   3.4   0.1   0.6   0.2     *     *     *   1.3 100.0
Age at admission                  
Under 15 years    137  20.4  15.3   2.2   2.2   0.7   1.5  46.7   2.9   0.7   1.5     - -     - -     - -   1.5   4.4 100.0
15 to 19 years  9,575  22.5  10.7  28.7   8.6   3.9   3.9  12.1   6.4     *   1.0   0.4   0.2     *   0.1   1.5 100.0
15 to 17 years  1,383  18.1  14.5  12.2   5.1   1.2   4.3  35.2   6.6     - -   0.7   0.2   0.4     - -   0.4   1.2 100.0
18 to 19 years  8,192  23.3  10.0  31.4   9.2   4.3   3.8   8.2   6.4     *   1.0   0.4   0.2     *   0.1   1.5 100.0
20 to 24 years 41,051  20.0  10.4  37.5  11.1   4.9   2.7   3.9   6.2   0.1   0.9   0.3   0.1   0.1     *   1.8 100.0
25 to 29 years 44,978  18.7  13.9  35.8   9.5   7.1   2.9   2.6   6.4   0.1   0.9   0.3     *   0.1   0.1   1.8 100.0
30 to 34 years 42,324  22.8  17.6  30.4   6.6  10.0   2.7   1.8   5.3     *   0.7   0.3     *   0.1     *   1.6 100.0
35 to 39 years 58,210  26.0  23.6  25.6   4.2  11.6   2.2   1.2   3.5     *   0.6   0.2     *   0.1     *   1.2 100.0
40 to 44 years 68,832  33.1  25.3  20.7   3.2  11.3   1.7   0.9   2.1     *   0.5   0.2     *     *     *   1.0 100.0
45 to 49 years 58,487  40.2  23.2  19.4   3.1   9.1   1.2   0.6   1.3   0.1   0.5   0.1     *     *     *   1.1 100.0
50 to 54 years 34,626  48.2  19.4  18.8   3.3   6.1   1.1   0.4   0.7   0.1   0.6   0.2     *     *     *   1.2 100.0
55 to 59 years 15,672  56.7  15.1  17.3   3.1   4.2   0.6   0.3   0.6   0.1   0.6   0.2     *     *     *   1.1 100.0
60 to 64 years  5,475  67.3  12.9  11.4   2.6   3.2   0.4   0.2   0.2   0.1   0.5   0.2     - -     - -     *   0.9 100.0
65 years and over  3,050  68.3  15.9   8.4   3.0   1.9   0.5   0.1   0.2     - -   0.5   0.3     - -     - -     *   0.9 100.0
* 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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