Table 5.2b
Admissions aged 12-17 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 All
admis-
sions
aged
12-17
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  142,646   6.8  11.6   0.9   0.8   0.8   1.7  65.1   6.2   0.1   0.3   0.2   0.2   0.1   0.3   4.9 100.0
Gender                                  
Male  98,003   5.7  10.6   0.6   0.7   0.6   1.3  71.5   3.7   0.1   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.1   0.3   4.2 100.0
Female  44,627   9.0  14.0   1.4   1.1   1.3   2.6  51.2  11.5   0.1   0.4   0.3   0.3   0.1   0.4   6.2 100.0
Race/ethnicity                                  
White (non-Hispanic)  78,069   7.5  13.3   1.3   1.3   1.0   2.2  60.4   6.6   0.1   0.4   0.2   0.3     *   0.3   5.1 100.0
Black (non-Hispanic)  25,823   3.4   5.3   0.1   0.1   0.6   0.5  84.1   0.6     *   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   5.0 100.0
Hispanic origin  26,676   7.2   9.9   0.7   0.2   0.8   2.0  64.2   9.7   0.1   0.2   0.3   0.2   0.1   0.5   4.1 100.0
Mexican  15,398   8.4  10.2   0.8   0.2   0.8   2.3  63.3  12.1   0.1   0.2   0.3   0.1   0.1   0.6   0.7 100.0
Puerto Rican   2,606   2.8   8.6   1.0   0.1   0.7   1.7  80.5   1.0     - -   0.2   0.1   0.1   0.2   0.2   2.8 100.0
Cuban     564   3.7   4.6   0.9   0.2   1.1   3.4  78.7   3.7     - -   0.9     - -   0.2     - -     - -   2.7 100.0
Other/not specified   8,108   6.4  10.2   0.3   0.2   0.7   1.5  59.9   8.4   0.1   0.2   0.3   0.2   0.1   0.4  11.2 100.0
Other  10,816   8.4  19.0   0.6   0.5   0.6   1.0  57.2   8.0   0.1   0.2   0.1   0.3     *   0.4   3.5 100.0
Alaska Native     118   9.3  17.8   1.7   3.4   2.5   1.7  55.1   4.2     - -   1.7     - -   0.8     - -   0.8   0.8 100.0
American Indian   3,616   9.2  28.0   0.3   0.6   0.5   0.9  47.2   7.2   0.1   0.4   0.1   0.3   0.1   0.9   4.1 100.0
Asian/Pacific Islander   3,253  10.1  16.7   0.5   0.4   0.3   0.6  59.1   8.9   0.2     - -   0.1   0.2     - -   0.2   2.7 100.0
Other   3,829   6.2  12.5   0.8   0.5   0.9   1.4  65.2   8.1   0.2   0.2   0.1   0.3   0.1   0.2   3.5 100.0
*  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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