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

YEAR=2006

STATE: SOUTH CAROLINA Total PRIMARY SUBSTANCE
Alcohol only Alcohol with secondary drug Cocaine (smoked) Cocaine (other route) Mari- juana Heroin Other opiates Hallu- cino- gens Amphet- amines Other stim- ulants Tran- quil- izers Seda- tives Inha- lants Other/ Un- known
Total No. 29,155 8,582 4,779 3,305 1,211 5,294 314 1,148 15 704 7 100 106 28 3,562
% 100.0 29.4 16.4 11.3 4.2 18.2 1.1 3.9 0.1 2.4 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.1 12.2
SEX   68.2 78.2 76.0 53.0 57.3 71.1 66.6 48.8 60.0 47.2 42.9 44.0 50.0 67.9 58.7
Male %
Female % 31.8 21.8 24.0 47.0 42.7 28.9 33.4 51.2 40.0 52.8 57.1 56.0 50.0 32.1 41.3
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
AGE AT ADMISSION   1.3 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 10.8
0-11 years %
12-17 years % 15.1 2.6 4.5 1.2 3.6 40.4 0.6 1.4 33.3 6.5 28.6 4.0 15.1 35.7 45.8
18-20 years % 6.0 3.7 5.1 3.3 6.9 13.4 4.1 5.1 33.3 6.5 0.0 5.0 5.7 7.1 4.7
21-25 years % 13.4 11.1 13.6 11.0 18.8 19.2 16.6 20.5 26.7 22.9 0.0 23.0 17.0 10.7 6.1
26-30 years % 12.3 11.6 12.8 13.1 19.9 11.2 19.4 21.3 0.0 22.3 14.3 15.0 14.2 7.1 6.3
31-35 years % 11.1 11.0 12.9 16.3 17.7 6.1 15.9 15.2 0.0 18.6 0.0 18.0 12.3 14.3 5.6
36-40 years % 11.0 12.4 14.2 19.2 12.2 3.8 10.5 12.0 6.7 11.4 14.3 11.0 14.2 7.1 5.9
41-45 years % 11.9 15.3 17.0 18.8 11.3 2.8 13.1 11.9 0.0 7.0 14.3 4.0 6.6 14.3 5.1
46-50 years % 8.9 13.4 12.5 11.1 6.4 1.8 9.9 6.7 0.0 2.8 14.3 13.0 5.7 3.6 4.4
51-55 years % 5.0 9.4 5.1 4.3 2.1 0.9 7.6 3.5 0.0 1.7 14.3 2.0 4.7 0.0 3.1
56-60 years % 2.4 5.3 1.8 1.3 1.0 0.3 1.9 1.8 0.0 0.1 0.0 2.0 1.9 0.0 1.4
61-65 years % 0.9 2.5 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.0 2.8 0.0 0.4
66 years and over % 0.6 1.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
Unknown % 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 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
RACE   62.7 71.0 62.9 53.3 62.6 50.0 68.2 94.0 66.7 97.4 71.4 96.0 84.0 92.9 51.0
White %
Black or African- American % 35.1 26.0 35.4 45.4 35.5 48.2 25.5 5.0 13.3 1.8 28.6 2.0 13.2 7.1 46.5
American Indian or Alaska Native % 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
Asian or Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander % 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 1.9 0.2 20.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.3
Other % 1.4 2.2 1.1 0.7 1.6 1.0 3.8 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.0 1.0 0.9 0.0 1.8
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
ETHNICITY   1.7 2.5 1.1 0.8 2.1 1.3 3.8 1.2 0.0 0.6 14.3 1.0 1.9 0.0 1.7
Hispanic or Latino %
Not Hispanic or Latino % 98.3 97.5 98.9 99.2 97.9 98.7 96.2 98.8 100.0 99.4 85.7 99.0 98.1 100.0 98.3
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

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SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
Based on administrative data reported by States to TEDS through October 4, 2009.