Table 3.1b
Admissions by primary substance of abuse, according to gender and race/ethnicity: TEDS 2005
Row percent distribution
[Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions. See Table 4.2a.]
Gender and race/ethnicity 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
Gender                                  
Male 1,258,301  23.7  19.0  13.8   2.9   8.6   3.7  17.0   7.3   0.1   0.3   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.1   3.1 100.0
Female   590,759  16.9  14.4  13.6   5.3  13.1   4.2  13.2  13.2   0.1   0.7   0.4   0.1   0.1   0.1   4.5 100.0
Race/ethnicity                                  
White (non-Hispanic) 1,084,588  25.1  17.7  11.8   5.5   6.5   3.4  13.9  11.1   0.1   0.6   0.3   0.1     *   0.1   3.9 100.0
Black (non-Hispanic)   403,682  11.9  19.6  14.4   0.7  23.6   4.8  20.9   1.1     *   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.4     *   2.3 100.0
Hispanic origin   250,718  19.9  13.5  23.7   1.0   5.5   4.7  15.4  11.8   0.1   0.2   0.1   0.1   0.2   0.1   3.7 100.0
Mexican    99,017  26.8  11.2  12.4   0.7   4.1   4.5  17.3  21.4   0.1   0.1   0.2   0.1   0.3   0.2   0.6 100.0
Puerto Rican    73,389   9.8  16.0  46.2   0.9   6.4   5.1  12.2   0.8     *   0.4   0.1     *   0.2     *   1.7 100.0
Cuban     9,291  17.7  16.0  24.0   2.4  12.8   6.0  12.2   4.0   0.1   0.5   0.1   0.2   0.3     *   3.7 100.0
Other/not specified    69,021  21.0  14.0  15.9   1.2   5.3   4.4  16.4  10.6   0.1   0.2   0.1   0.1   0.2   0.1  10.4 100.0
Other    89,466  26.0  18.4   8.4   2.5   4.7   2.8  16.1  15.9   0.1   0.3   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.1   4.2 100.0
American Indian    37,866  34.7  23.8   3.4   2.7   3.1   2.1  12.8  10.4   0.1   0.2   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.2   6.2 100.0
Asian/Pacific Islander    19,303  19.5  13.1   6.9   2.7   5.1   2.0  19.1  28.6   0.1   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.1   0.1   2.3 100.0
Alaska Native     1,918  24.6  18.1  20.8   4.3   6.5   2.9  10.9   9.7   0.2   0.8   0.2   0.1   0.3   0.1   0.6 100.0
Other    30,379  19.3  15.1  14.7   2.2   6.4   4.2  18.7  15.1     *   0.3   0.2   0.2   0.4   0.1   3.2 100.0
* Less than 0.05 percent.
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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