Table 3.7. Heroin admissions aged 12 and older with planned medication-assisted opioid therapy,¹ by usual route of administration and age group: 2001-2011 Percent distribution
[Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions.]
Usual route of administration and age group	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Total heroin admissions	277,556	285,036	274,502	262,506	260,690	267,511	261,951	280,692	285,983	264,277	278,481
Total medication-assisted opioid therapy admissions	35.6	35.2	32.4	31.1	30.2	30.2	29.5	29.3	28.8	28.1	27.4
Usual route of administration (Percentage in each group with planned medication-assisted opioid therapy)
Injection	40.8	39.0	35.3	33.3	30.9	29.7	28.9	28.4	27.6	27.2	26.3
Inhalation	31.0	32.2	30.4	28.3	28.3	31.1	29.9	30.9	31.6	30.7	30.3
Smoking	39.2	39.2	37.3	38.1	35.8	33.3	34.8	31.8	31.8	28.6	28.2
Other	21.4	23.5	23.0	32.0	26.8	26.2	24.0	23.0	21.3	22.9	22.3
No. of admissions	257,764	265,007	252,774	239,054	252,984	259,401	255,170	273,906	279,695	258,917	273,397
Age group (Percentage in each group with planned medication-assisted opioid therapy)
12 to 19 years	15.5	15.1	13.8	12.1	11.1	11.4	13.3	12.4	13.9	13.4	14.3
20 to 34 years	28.7	28.1	26.0	24.8	23.6	22.9	22.8	22.4	22.7	22.5	22.1
35 to 44 years	38.0	37.2	33.8	32.2	31.4	31.2	30.5	30.9	31.2	30.5	29.7
45 years and older	48.4	47.7	44.1	43.2	42.2	43.5	41.2	41.8	41.0	40.4	39.1
No. of admissions	275,864	283,606	270,731	257,102	254,922	261,029	256,396	275,334	280,482	259,705	274,285
¹Therapy with methadone or buprenorphine is part of the client's treatment plan.
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.