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Table 2 Substance use and treatment characteristics across substance use treatment admission episodes in older adults, TEDS-A 2000–2012

From: Trends in substance use admissions among older adults

Characteristic

2000 N = 60,112

n (%)

2004 N = 69,310

n (%)

2008 N = 104,431

n (%)

2012 N = 121,015

n (%)

Number of substances*

 1

46,227(76.9)

48,308(69.7)

67,689(64.82)

72,934(60.27)

 2

8843(14.71)

13,563(19.57)

24,655(23.61)

32,791(27.1)

 3

3349(5.57)

5516(7.96)

9933(9.51)

13,839(11.44)

Primary substance problem*

 Alcohol

45,527(77.05)

47,185(69.8)

67,247(64.61)

78,003(64.68)

 Heroin

6912(11.7)

9395(13.9)

15,802(15.18)

17,896(14.84)

 Cocaine/crack

2865(4.85)

5112(7.56)

9394(9.03)

9449(7.84)

 Other opiates and synthetics

799(1.35)

1696(2.51)

3580(3.44)

5470(4.54)

 Marijuana/hashish

721(1.22)

1270(1.88)

2561(2.46)

3624(3.01)

Any substance use type

 Alcohol only

39,675 (66.0) 9018

38,477 (55.51)

51,585 (49.40)

54,961 (45.42)

 Other drug only

(15.0)

14,369 (20.73)

25,198 (24.13)

29,680 (24.53)

 Alcohol and other drug

9726 (16.18)

14,541 (20.98)

25,494 (24.41)

34,923 (28.86)

Service setting

 Detox

19,463(32.38)

20,048 (30.17)

27,759 (26.59)

11,096 (30.92)

 Rehab

7659(12.74)

9398 (13.57)

15,803 (15.14

18,162 (15.01)

 Ambulatory

32,981 (54.87)

39,847 (57.51)

60,849 (58.28)

65,425 (54.05)

Referral source*

 Individual (includes self-referral)

23,505(40.62)

27,433(40.73)

41,307(40.37)

51,308(43.27)

 Healthcare provider (Alcohol/drug abuse /other)

14,366 (24.83)

15,225 (22.6)

22,642 (22.13)

25,021(21.1)

 School (educational)/Employer/EAP

791(1.37)

892(1.33)

995(0.97)

848(0.71)

 Other community referral

3761(6.5)

5862(8.7)

9887(9.66)

12,823(10.81)

 Criminal justice

15,438(25.68)

17,943(25.89)

27,495(26.33)

28,584(23.62)

Number of prior episodes*a

0

20,503(42.98)

22,573(41.45)

36,092(39.85)

36,584(35.18)

≥ 1

27,198 (57.02)

31,888 (58.55)

54,489(60.15)

67,410(64.82)

Medication assisted therapy used*b Yes

4541(7.85)

5394(8.41)

9520(9.76)

10,792(9.35)

  1. *p-value <0.0001; a 17.6% missing; b 5.6% missing