| Table 2.4. Admissions aged 12 and older,
by frequency of use and usual route of administration according to primary
substance of abuse: 2011 Percent distribution |
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| [Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions.] | |||||||||||||||
| Frequency of use and usual route of administration | All admis- sions |
Primary substance at admission | |||||||||||||
| Alcohol | Opiates | Cocaine | Mari- juana/ hashish |
Metham- phetamine/ amphet- amines |
Tran- quil- izers |
Seda- tives |
Hallu- cino- gens |
PCP | Inhal- ants |
Other/ none speci- fied |
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| Alcohol only |
With second-ary drug |
Heroin | Other opiates |
Smoked cocaine |
Other route |
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| Total | 1,844,719 | 400,012 | 324,370 | 278,481 | 186,986 | 99,401 | 44,426 | 333,578 | 110,471 | 17,875 | 3,657 | 1,818 | 5,784 | 1,203 | 36,657 |
| Frequency of use | |||||||||||||||
| No use in the past month | 28.0 | 26.0 | 27.4 | 17.8 | 21.8 | 27.5 | 39.5 | 36.0 | 46.0 | 18.3 | 23.8 | 43.9 | 33.7 | 34.3 | 26.9 |
| 1-3 times in the past month | 12.2 | 14.9 | 13.6 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 13.1 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 14.2 | 7.8 | 9.0 | 12.3 | 16.5 | 15.4 | 6.1 |
| 1-2 times in the past week | 8.8 | 12.3 | 10.6 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 9.2 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 11.9 | 10.4 | 5.4 |
| 3-6 times in the past week | 11.2 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 13.8 | 11.0 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 9.1 | 12.1 | 11.1 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 8.9 |
| Daily | 39.8 | 34.6 | 35.8 | 67.4 | 60.5 | 35.7 | 22.0 | 24.3 | 18.7 | 60.5 | 50.0 | 25.2 | 25.5 | 27.4 | 52.7 |
| 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 |
| No. of admissions | 1,809,272 | 395,260 | 322,194 | 277,488 | 185,362 | 98,864 | 43,716 | 330,451 | 109,603 | 17,766 | 3,607 | 1,800 | 5,752 | 1,182 | 16,227 |
| Usual route of administration | |||||||||||||||
| Oral | 48.2 | 99.4 | 99.6 | 1.1 | 58.0 | - - | 6.5 | 2.2 | 6.1 | 92.3 | 90.4 | 58.2 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 44.2 |
| Smoking | 28.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 100.0 | - - | 96.8 | 62.7 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 21.0 | 93.3 | 6.6 | 19.8 |
| Inhalation | 8.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 24.9 | 22.2 | - - | 79.4 | 0.7 | 8.0 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 8.8 | 1.8 | 77.3 | 17.5 |
| Injection | 14.1 | 0.1 | * | 69.8 | 16.3 | - - | 11.1 | * | 22.4 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 10.3 | 0.2 | 7.9 | 6.1 |
| Other | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | - - | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 12.5 |
| 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 |
| No. of admissions | 1,815,611 | 398,788 | 323,828 | 277,556 | 185,730 | 99,401 | 43,637 | 331,413 | 109,668 | 17,809 | 3,622 | 1,802 | 5,763 | 1,192 | 15,402 |
| * Less than 0.05 percent. | |||||||||||||||
| - - Quantity is zero. | |||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 10.15.12. | |||||||||||||||