Shows trends in substance abuse treatment admissions over a 10-year period, 1999-2009. Gives statistics on major substance of abuse, teen substance abuse, polydrug abuse, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, age, and state or region.
Alcohol
- Alcohol admissions declined steadily from 48 percent of admissions aged 12 and older in 1999 to 39 percent in 2005, but then increased steadily to 42 percent in 2009. In 2009, 44 percent of primary alcohol admissions aged 12 and older reported secondary drug abuse as well [Table 1.1b].
- Admissions for abuse of alcohol alone represented 23 percent of TEDS admissions aged 12 and older in 2009, while admissions for primary alcohol abuse with secondary drug abuse represented 18 percent1 [Table 1.1b].
- Almost three-quarters of admissions for abuse of alcohol alone and for abuse of alcohol with secondary drug abuse were male (73 percent each) [Table 2.1a].
- The average age at admission among alcohol-only admissions was 40 years compared with 36 years among admissions for primary alcohol with secondary drug abuse [Table 2.1a].
- More than two-thirds (68 percent) of alcohol-only admissions were non-Hispanic White, followed by admissions of Hispanic origin (13 percent) and non-Hispanic Blacks (12 percent). Among admissions for alcohol with secondary drug abuse, 59 percent were non-Hispanic White, followed by 23 percent who were non-Hispanic Black and 11 percent who were of Hispanic origin [Table 2.2].
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