Table 5.8
Substance abuse combinations by selected primary substance of abuse: TEDS 2002
Number and percent distribution
[Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions. See Table 4.2.]
Primary substance Secondary and tertiary substances Number Percent of all admissions Percent of primary substance
All admissions   1,882,584  100.0  
Alcohol     807,939   42.9  100.0
No other substance n/a   444,781   23.6   55.1
1 other substance Marijuana   117,272    6.2   14.5
Cocaine    87,674    4.7   10.9
Opiates    17,556    0.9    2.2
Stimulants    12,256    0.7    1.5
  Other    12,027    0.6    1.5
2 other substances Cocaine & Marijuana    53,499    2.8    6.6
Marijuana & Stimulants    16,047    0.9    2.0
Cocaine & Opiates    16,777    0.9    2.1
Marijuana & Opiates     6,285    0.3    0.8
Cocaine & Stimulants     4,400    0.2    0.5
Stimulants & Opiates     1,222    0.1    0.2
Marijuana & Other     9,460    0.5    1.2
Cocaine & Other     4,755    0.3    0.6
Opiates & Other     2,875    0.2    0.4
  Stimulants & Other     1,053    0.1    0.1
Cocaine     241,699   12.8  100.0
No other substance n/a    71,123    3.8   29.4
1 other substance Alcohol    70,520    3.7   29.2
Marijuana    23,074    1.2    9.5
Opiates     6,502    0.3    2.7
Stimulants     1,980    0.1    0.8
  Other     2,362    0.1    1.0
2 other substances Alcohol & Marijuana    44,874    2.4   18.6
Opiates & Alcohol     6,774    0.4    2.8
Stimulants & Alcohol     2,587    0.1    1.1
Opiates & Marijuana     2,748    0.1    1.1
Stimulants & Marijuana     2,065    0.1    0.9
Opiates & Stimulants       498   *    0.2
Alcohol & Other     3,349    0.2    1.4
Marijuana & Other     2,116    0.1    0.9
Opiates & Other       844   *    0.3
  Stimulants & Other       283   *    0.1
Opiates   331,272   17.6  100.0
No other substance n/a 141,565    7.5   42.7
1 other substance Cocaine  54,426    2.9   16.4
Alcohol  33,576    1.8   10.1
Marijuana  14,277    0.8    4.3
Stimulants   3,370    0.2    1.0
  Other  10,950    0.6    3.3
2 other substances Cocaine & Alcohol  30,630    1.6    9.2
Cocaine & Marijuana  12,733    0.7    3.8
Alcohol & Marijuana  10,741    0.6    3.2
Cocaine & Stimulants   2,871    0.2    0.9
Stimulants & Alcohol   1,743    0.1    0.5
Stimulants & Marijuana   1,265    0.1    0.4
Cocaine & Other   5,145    0.3    1.6
Alcohol & Other   4,777    0.3    1.4
Marijuana & Other   2,657    0.1    0.8
  Stimulants & Other     546   *    0.2
Marijuana   283,527   15.1  100.0
No other substance n/a  99,870    5.3   35.2
1 other substance Alcohol  99,531    5.3   35.1
Cocaine  11,046    0.6    3.9
Stimulants   9,959    0.5    3.5
Opiates   2,280    0.1    0.8
  Other   5,752    0.3    2.0
2 other substances Alcohol & Cocaine  18,817    1.0    6.6
Alcohol & Stimulants  13,561    0.7    4.8
Stimulants & Cocaine   2,339    0.1    0.8
Alcohol & Opiates   3,169    0.2    1.1
Cocaine & Opiates   1,386    0.1    0.5
Stimulants & Opiates     523   *    0.2
Alcohol & Other  11,022    0.6    3.9
Cocaine & Other   1,926    0.1    0.7
Stimulants & Other   1,445    0.1    0.5
  Opiates & Other     901   *    0.3
Stimulants   126,063    6.7  100.0
No other substance n/a 37,773    2.0   30.0
1 other substance Alcohol 19,137    1.0   15.2
Marijuana 21,707    1.2   17.2
Cocaine  3,052    0.2    2.4
Opiates  1,396    0.1    1.1
  Other  1,625    0.1    1.3
2 other substances Marijuana & Alcohol 25,135    1.3   19.9
Cocaine & Alcohol  4,233    0.2    3.4
Cocaine & Marijuana  4,314    0.2    3.4
Opiates & Alcohol  1,280    0.1    1.0
Marijuana & Opiates  1,333    0.1    1.1
Cocaine & Opiates    763   *    0.6
Marijuana & Other  2,032    0.1    1.6
Alcohol & Other  1,444    0.1    1.1
Cocaine & Other    519   *    0.4
  Opiates & Other    320   *    0.3
Other   92,084    4.9  
n/a  Not applicable.
*  Less than 0.05 percent.
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) - 3.01.04.