Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions by Primary Substance of Abuse,
According to Sex, Age Group, Race, and Ethnicity
Year = 2009

STATE: CALIFORNIA Total PRIMARY SUBSTANCE
Alcohol only
Alcohol with
secondary drug
Cocaine (smoked)
Cocaine (other
route)
Marijuana

Heroin

Other opiates
PCP

Hallucinogens
Amphetamines
Other stimulants
Tranquilzers
Sedatives

Inhalants

Other/Unknown
Total No. 182,621 23,327 19,894 12,319 2,915 34,561 28,792 8,468 675 90 49,583 172 342 277 121 1,085
% 100.0 12.8 10.9 6.7 1.6 18.9 15.8 4.6 0.4 0.0 27.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.6
SEX   63.4 63.7 66.3 61.8 74.9 70.5 69.6 55.5 56.4 74.4 55.1 55.8 40.9 46.6 55.4 57.5
Male %
Female % 36.5 36.3 33.6 38.1 25.1 29.5 30.4 44.5 43.6 25.6 44.8 43.0 59.1 53.4 44.6 42.3
Unknown % 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
AGE AT ADMISSION   13.9 13.5 12.9 0.6 5.5 50.4 0.6 1.2 2.1 41.1 2.6 79.1 4.4 9.4 69.4 16.9
12-17 years %
18-20 years % 5.8 3.3 4.7 1.2 7.4 11.8 4.5 8.0 1.2 11.1 4.6 2.3 4.7 5.4 7.4 6.7
21-25 years % 12.4 6.4 10.5 4.3 16.3 12.4 12.2 21.7 8.4 8.9 16.7 0.0 10.8 9.4 5.0 8.3
26-30 years % 13.3 8.0 11.9 7.4 14.1 9.1 11.9 18.8 13.3 16.7 20.8 4.1 13.2 12.3 2.5 10.8
31-35 years % 10.4 8.1 10.1 8.6 12.3 5.1 9.8 11.4 16.0 5.6 15.6 2.3 12.3 11.2 2.5 10.4
36-40 years % 10.5 10.5 11.9 12.9 10.8 3.8 10.2 9.5 15.4 11.1 14.4 2.3 12.0 10.5 3.3 8.8
41-45 years % 11.2 12.9 13.2 21.0 10.6 3.0 13.3 8.3 18.1 1.1 12.3 1.7 9.6 8.7 5.0 9.4
46-50 years % 10.5 14.2 12.0 22.4 11.5 2.4 15.1 8.2 15.9 1.1 8.4 2.3 15.2 11.2 3.3 11.3
51-55 years % 6.8 11.6 7.7 13.3 7.0 1.3 11.9 6.4 8.4 3.3 3.3 1.7 6.7 9.7 0.0 8.7
56-60 years % 3.4 6.5 3.4 5.8 3.1 0.5 7.1 3.7 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.3 7.3 5.1 1.7 5.6
61-65 years % 1.3 3.1 1.5 1.7 0.8 0.2 2.5 1.8 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.6 2.0 2.5 0.0 2.1
66 years and over % 0.6 2.0 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.2 1.8 4.7 0.0 0.9
Unknown % 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
RACE   48.9 53.6 52.5 17.0 33.5 32.6 59.5 76.5 13.6 60.0 55.2 16.3 80.4 61.4 31.4 28.1
White %
Black or African-American % 16.4 14.7 15.9 67.9 25.9 22.8 9.9 5.0 42.7 15.6 5.1 30.8 4.7 11.2 5.0 9.9
American Indian or Alaska Native % 1.8 1.9 2.7 0.7 0.9 1.3 1.6 1.4 2.1 2.2 2.2 0.6 1.5 2.2 3.3 0.5
Asian or Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander % 2.8 2.8 1.7 2.6 3.1 2.7 1.5 3.6 2.5 3.3 4.1 0.6 2.6 2.5 0.8 2.1
Other % 26.4 24.3 23.1 9.8 32.9 35.5 25.1 10.5 34.2 14.4 29.0 47.1 7.9 17.7 56.2 57.1
Unknown % 3.7 2.7 4.1 2.0 3.7 5.1 2.4 3.0 4.9 4.4 4.4 4.7 2.9 5.1 3.3 2.4
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
ETHNICITY   35.1 30.9 31.5 15.0 42.0 46.2 34.2 15.3 46.1 16.7 39.4 47.7 14.3 22.0 69.4 22.9
Hispanic or Latino %
Not Hispanic or Latino % 64.9 69.1 68.5 85.0 58.0 53.8 65.8 84.7 53.9 83.3 60.6 52.3 85.7 78.0 30.6 77.1
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

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SOURCE: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS)
Based on administrative data reported by States to TEDS through Apr 01, 2013
-- Quantity is zero