Table 3.2b
Admissions by primary substance of abuse, according to age at admission: TEDS 2005
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
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  1,849,548  21.6  17.6  13.8   3.7  10.0   3.9  15.8   9.2   0.1   0.4   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.1   3.6 100.0
Age at admission                                  
Under 15 years    27,926   6.9   8.0   0.3   0.4   0.5   0.7  56.5   3.3   0.1   0.2   0.2   0.1     *   0.9  21.9 100.0
15 to 19 years   193,884   8.5  13.4   3.9   1.8   1.7   2.6  55.1   8.2   0.1   0.3   0.2   0.3   0.1   0.2   3.6 100.0
15 to 17 years   118,862   6.6  12.1   1.0   0.9   0.9   1.9  65.0   6.6   0.1   0.3   0.2   0.3   0.1   0.2   3.8 100.0
18 to 19 years    75,022  11.5  15.5   8.5   3.2   3.1   3.6  39.2  10.7   0.1   0.4   0.2   0.3   0.1   0.1   3.3 100.0
20 to 24 years   263,049  14.3  15.9  13.6   5.2   4.5   3.8  24.6  13.5     *   0.5   0.2   0.2   0.3   0.1   3.4 100.0
25 to 29 years   243,077  15.8  16.1  15.2   5.4   7.5   4.7  16.7  14.0   0.1   0.5   0.2   0.2   0.3   0.1   3.5 100.0
30 to 34 years   218,579  18.3  17.4  15.2   4.4  12.2   4.9  10.5  12.5     *   0.5   0.3   0.1   0.2   0.1   3.5 100.0
35 to 39 years   250,745  20.6  20.1  15.8   3.2  15.9   4.6   6.6   9.4     *   0.4   0.2   0.1   0.1   0.1   3.0 100.0
40 to 44 years   268,017  25.9  21.4  14.7   2.8  15.8   4.2   4.7   6.8   0.1   0.4   0.2     *   0.1     *   2.9 100.0
45 to 49 years   198,056  31.0  20.6  15.9   3.2  13.6   3.4   3.7   4.9     *   0.4   0.3     *   0.1   0.1   2.8 100.0
50 to 54 years   108,453  38.0  17.7  18.2   3.4  10.2   2.6   2.9   2.8   0.1   0.5   0.2     *     *     *   3.2 100.0
55 to 59 years    46,645  47.7  14.6  15.9   3.2   7.6   2.1   2.3   1.9   0.1   0.5   0.3     *     *   0.1   3.8 100.0
60 to 64 years    17,910  60.8  10.7  11.3   2.5   5.2   1.5   1.4   1.0   0.1   0.6   0.4     *     *     *   4.4 100.0
65 years and over    11,344  66.9   9.0   8.0   2.5   3.3   1.1   1.0   0.8     *   0.6   1.3     - -     *     *   5.5 100.0
* 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 10.3.06.

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