Table 2.1a
Admissions by primary substance of abuse: TEDS 1992-2002
Number
[Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions. See Table 4.2.]
Primary substance 1992 1 1993 1 1994 1 1995 1 1996 1 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Total  1,560,311 1,618,597 1,671,039 1,680,697 1,643,731 1,607,957 1,712,268 1,729,878 1,778,352 1,788,646 1,882,584
Alcohol   924,660   921,029   882,480   858,287   832,844   796,674   828,252   826,610   823,346   793,008   807,939
Alcohol only   579,686   558,516   518,334   494,212   473,536   445,699   462,692   462,597   458,679   434,432   444,781
Alcohol w/secondary drug   344,974   362,513   364,146   364,075   359,308   350,975   365,560   364,013   364,667   358,576   363,158
Opiates   184,041   210,008   232,063   244,110   240,971   251,417   267,010   280,345   302,500   316,373   331,272
Heroin   170,370   195,865   216,452   227,989   224,366   235,143   247,069   257,340   273,446   277,911   285,667
Other opiates/synthetics    13,671    14,143    15,611    16,121    16,605    16,274    19,941    23,005    29,054    38,462    45,605
Non-RX methadone     1,210     1,292     1,414     1,350     1,302     1,209     1,576     1,602     1,854     2,037     2,504
Other opiates/synthetics    12,461    12,851    14,197    14,771    15,303    15,065    18,365    21,403    27,200    36,425    43,101
Cocaine   270,573   281,736   297,408   278,421   263,896   236,770   254,365   243,697   241,511   231,386   241,699
Smoked cocaine   185,825   204,729   220,614   207,608   195,751   174,900   186,973   177,893   176,585   168,955   176,014
Non-smoked cocaine    84,748    77,007    76,794    70,813    68,145    61,870    67,392    65,804    64,926    62,431    65,685
Marijuana/hashish    92,518   111,418   142,906   171,344   192,918   197,840   220,173   232,407   251,549   265,242   283,527
Stimulants    22,133    28,931    45,181    63,244    52,964    68,166    71,356    73,631    84,214   100,996   126,063
Methamphetamine    14,570    20,776    33,443    47,695    41,045    53,694    56,517    58,795    66,975    81,799   104,481
Other amphetamines     6,503     7,238    10,979    14,699    10,940    13,737    14,010    13,959    15,995    17,766    20,274
Other stimulants     1,060       917       759       850       979       735       829       877     1,244     1,431     1,308
Other drugs    21,153    21,348    21,592    21,040    19,452    18,942    21,718    26,879    31,392    33,611    30,530
Tranquilizers     4,656     4,459     4,661     4,399     4,540     4,796     5,369     5,904     6,648     7,461     8,209
Benzodiazepine     2,882     2,991     3,257     3,222     3,528     3,835     4,524     5,042     5,772     6,484     7,226
Other tranquilizers     1,774     1,468     1,404     1,177     1,012       961       845       862       876       977       983
Sedatives/hypnotics     3,758     3,704     3,480     3,293     3,308     3,240     3,459     3,519     3,674     4,014     4,493
Barbiturates     1,638     1,602     1,569     1,486     1,438     1,278     1,232     1,141     1,233     1,287     1,569
Other sedatives/hypnotics     2,120     2,102     1,911     1,807     1,870     1,962     2,227     2,378     2,441     2,727     2,924
Hallucinogens     3,452     2,859     2,689     3,040     2,839     2,672     2,378     2,805     3,176     3,197     2,795
PCP     2,835     3,331     3,442     3,515     2,504     1,896     1,846     2,318     2,806     3,133     3,854
Inhalants     2,922     2,883     2,676     2,311     1,974     1,819     1,603     1,431     1,332     1,277     1,199
Over-the-counter       522       527       583       543       550       506       486     1,091       775       632       633
Other     3,008     3,585     4,061     3,939     3,737     4,013     6,577     9,811    12,981    13,897     9,347
None reported    45,233    44,127    49,409    44,251    40,686    38,148    49,394    46,309    43,840    48,030    61,554
1 These numbers are higher than those published in Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) Highlights 2002 (published May 2004) because additional data became available.
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) - 3.01.04.