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In 1999, Blacks comprised 15 percent of the U.S.
● Marijuana was the primary sub- population aged 12 to 21*; about 16 percent of all
stance of abuse for 47 percent of youth treatment admissions (data not shown) and 23
youth treatment admissions com- percent of youth marijuana admissions were Black
(Figure 1). About 66 percent of all Black youth
pared with 7 percent for all other marijuana admissions were for marijuana (data not
ages shown).
● The largest percentage of youth Black youth marijuana admissions were 82
marijuana admissions was among percent male and 18 percent female (Figure 3). For
both males and females the percentage of admissions
Black youths rose until age 16, declined until age 18, and leveled off
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DASIS REPORT: YOUTH MARIJUANA ADMISSIONS BY RACE AND ETHNICITY August 9, 2002
2% 24
2%
2%
20
12% White
5 Female
Black 16 4
Male
Hispanic
Percent
12 4
Asian/
Pacific 2 2
Islander 8 2
15 14
3 1
American 10
23% Indian/ 4 8 8 8
Alaska 5 6
.2 1
Native 0 .4 2
59%
Other 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Age
admissions in
cent of the U.S. population aged 12 12
1999 and 3 2 2 2
2 2
to 21*; about 12 percent of all youth percent of all 8
treatment admissions (data not 14 13
youth marijuana 2
10 10
shown) and 12 percent of youth admissions (data 4
9 9 9
marijuana admissions involved .1 .6 5
not shown). .3 2
Hispanics (Figure 1). Among all Marijuana was
0
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Hispanic youth admissions, mari- the primary Age
juana was the primary substance of substance of
abuse 48 percent of the time (data not abuse for 52
shown). percent of all Puerto Rican youth admissions were Asian and Pacific
Hispanic youth marijuana admissions in 1999. Islander (Figure 1). Among all Asian
admissions were 82 percent male and Puerto Rican youth marijuana and Pacific Islander youth admis-
18 percent female (Figure 4). The admissions had the oldest average age sions, marijuana was the primary
percentage of Hispanic youth at admission (17.4 years of age) (data substance of abuse 49 percent of the
marijuana admissions rose until age not shown). time (data not shown).
16, declined rapidly until age 18, and
Asian youth marijuana admissions
leveled off until age 21.
were 73 percent male and 27 percent
Mexican admissions made up 48 Asian/Pacific Islander female (Figure 5). The percent of
percent of Hispanic youth marijuana In 1999, Asians and Pacific Islanders Asian youth marijuana admissions
admissions and 6 percent of all youth comprised 4 percent of the U.S. rose through age 16 for males and
marijuana admissions in 1999 (data population aged 12 to 21*; more than age 15 for females. For both sexes the
not shown). Among all Mexican youth 1 percent of all youth treatment percentage of admissions declined
admissions, marijuana was the admissions (data not shown) and significantly after age 17. Asian youth
almost 2 percent of youth marijuana marijuana admissions had the
August 9, 2002 DASIS REPORT: YOUTH MARIJUANA ADMISSIONS BY RACE AND ETHNICITY
24 24
20 20 6
4
Female 7 Female
16 2 16 4
Male Male
4
Percent
Percent
12 12
17 1 5 17
8 3 15 8
1 1 15 14 1
13 1
4 8 4 1
7 7 6 2 7 6 .7 .6
1 6
.2 3 .2 2 4 3 3
.4 .8
0 0
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Age Age
20
American Indian and 16 6
Female
Alaska Native
Percent
4 Male
6
12
American Indians and Alaska Natives
comprised 1 percent of the U.S. 8 5 2 2
13 2 2
10 12
population aged 12 to 21*; about 3 4 2
6 7 6 6 6
percent of all youth treatment .5
.7 3
admissions (data not shown) and 2 0
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
percent of youth marijuana admis- Age
sions in 1999 involved American
Indians and Alaska Natives (Figure 1).
Among American Indian and
The Drug and Alcohol Services Information System (DASIS) is an integrated data system
Alaska Native youth marijuana maintained by the Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
admissions, the percentage of Administration (SAMHSA). One component of DASIS is the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
TEDS is a compilation of data on the demographic characteristics and substance abuse problems
admissions rose until age 16, then of those admitted for substance abuse treatment. The information comes primarily from facilities
declined and leveled off between the that receive some public funding. Information on treatment admissions is routinely collected by
State administrative systems and then submitted to SAMHSA in a standard format. Approximately
ages of 18 and 21 (Figure 6). This 1.6 million records are included in TEDS each year. TEDS records represent admissions rather than
individuals, as a person may be admitted to treatment more than once.
group had the lowest percentage of
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male admissions (69 percent) and ment Decisions, Inc., Arlington, Virginia; and RTI, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
conversely the highest percentage of Information and data for this issue are based on data reported to TEDS through April 16, 2001.
female admissions (31 percent). Access the latest TEDS reports at: http://www.samhsa.gov/oas/dasis.htm
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