The TEDS Report - -School System Referrals to Substance Abuse Treatment Adolescents and children referred to substance abuse treatment by the educational system were more likely than those referred by the criminal justice system to report primary alcohol abuse but less likely to report primary marijuana abuse.
Schools were more likely than the criminal justice system to refer children and adolescents to substance abuse treatment for the first time (88 vs. 68 percent). School-aged admissions referred through the educational system were less likely than those referred by the criminal justice system to have completed treatment or transferred to further care (52 vs. 58 percent).
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