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In Brief

The tDASISD A Srug and lcohol ervices nformation ystemI S

Repor

The DASIS Reportis published periodically by the Ofce o Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).All material appearing in this report is in the public domain and may be reproduced or copied without permission rom SAMHSA. Additional copies othis report or other reports rom the Ofce o Applied Studies are available on-line: http://www.oas.samhsa.gov. Citation o the source is appreciated.For questions about this report please e-mail: shortreports@samhsa.hhs.gov.

Hispanic emale admissions were

less likely than non-Hispanic

emales to report primary alcohol

abuse (23 vs. 32 percent) and

more likely to report primary

opiate abuse (21 vs. 19 percent)

Female admissions o Mexicanorigin were younger than emale

admissions o Puerto Rican,

Cuban, or other Hispanic origin

or the primary substances o

alcohol, cocaine, and marijuana

Hispanic emale admissions

were more likely than non-

Hispanic emale admissions tobe younger than 18 years old

(14 vs. 7 percent) and less likely

to be 45 years or older (12 vs. 18

percent)

April 13, 2007

The population o Hispanic emalesin the United States has continued

to increase steadily over the last 5

years. In 2005, Hispanic emales accounted

or 14 percent o the U.S. emale population.1

Hispanic emales include a mixture o ethnic

subgroups which dier widely in substance

abuse patterns rom the non-Hispanic

emale population and rom each other.

These dierences are captured in the Treat-ment Episode Data Set (TEDS), an annual

compilation o data on the demographic

characteristics and substance abuse prob-

lems o those admitted to substance abuse

treatment, primarily at acilities that receive

some public unding. TEDS records repre-

sent admissions rather than individuals, as a

person may be admitted to treatment more

than once during a single year.2

This report uses 2005 TEDS data to

examine substance abuse treatment ad-

missions among emales o Hispanic

Hispanic Female Admissions in

Substance Abuse Treatment: 2005

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DASIS REPORT: HISPANIC FEMALE ADMISSIONS IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT: 2005 Apri l 13, 2007

21 2226 23

17 13

22

12

13 15

11

14

43

13

29

16

35

6

19

616

0

20

40

60

80

100

Puerto Rican Mexican Cuban Other Hispanic

Percent

Other

Stimulants

OpiatesMarijuana

Cocaine

Alcohol

2321 21

14 14

7

32

19

1213

18

6

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Alcohol Opiates Stimulants Marijuana Cocaine Other

Percent

Hispanic Females

Non-Hispanic Females

Source: 2005 SAMHSA Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).

Figure 1. Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Female Admissions, by

Primary Substance of Abuse: 2005

Figure 2. Hispanic Female Admissions, by Primary Substance of

Abuse and Ethnic Subgroup: 2005

Source: 2005 SAMHSA Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).

origin. In TEDS, the term

Hispanic is used to describe a

population o known Central,

South American, or any other

Spanish cultural origin (including

Spain), regardless o race. Hispanic

admissions are classifed into oursubgroupsMexican, Puerto Rican,

Cuban, and other Hispanic.3,4 In

this report, comparisons are made

between Hispanic and non-

Hispanic emale admissions o

known race/ethnicity5 as well as

between ethnic subgroups within

Hispanic emale admissions.6

Hispanic Female

Admissions

In 2005, Hispanic emales

accounted or 10 percent o the

emale substance abuse treatment

admissions reported to TEDS

(approximately 61,000 admissions).

O these, 41 percent were o Mexi-

can origin, 24 percent were o

Puerto Rican origin, 4 percent were

o Cuban origin, and 31 percent

were identifed as other Hispanic.

Primary Substanceof Abuse

Alcohol and opiates were two o the

three most requently reported

primary substances o abuse7 or

both Hispanic and non-Hispanic

emale admissions in 2005 (Figure

1). However, Hispanic emale

admissions were less likely than

non-Hispanic emales to reportprimary alcohol abuse (23 vs. 32

percent) and more likely to report

primary opiate abuse (21 vs. 19

percent). Hispanic emale admis-

sions were also more likely to report

stimulants as their primary

substance (21 percent) than their

non-Hispanic counterparts (12

percent).

There were also distinct patterns

in the primary substance o abusereported within Hispanic emale

ethnic subgroups (Figure 2). The

most requently reported primary

substance o abuse was opiates

among emale admissions o Puerto

Rican and Cuban origin (43 and 29

percent, respectively), stimulants

among those o Mexican origin (35

percent), and alcohol among those o

other Hispanic origin (23 percent).

Age Characteristics

Over hal o both Hispanic and

non-Hispanic emale admissions to

substance abuse treatment in 2005

were aged 25 to 44 years (54 and 56

percent, respectively). Hispanic

emale admissions, however, were

more likely than non-Hispanic

emale admissions to be younger

than 18 years old (14 vs. 7 percent)

and less likely to be 45 years or older

(12 vs. 18 percent).

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April 13, 2007 DASIS REPORT: HISPANIC FEMALE ADMISSIONS IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT: 2005

45+

25-44

18-24

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Research Findings rom SAMHSAs 2005 Drug and Alcohol Services Inormation System (DASIS)

The Drug and Alcohol Services Inormation System (DASIS) is an inte-grated data system maintained by the Ofce o Applied Studies, Substance

Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Onecomponent o DASIS is the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). TEDS isa compilation o data on the demographic characteristics and substanceabuse problems o those admitted or substance abuse treatment. Theinormation comes primarily rom acilities that receive some public unding.Inormation on treatment admissions is routinely collected by State admin-istrative systems and then submitted to SAMHSA in a standard ormat.TEDS records represent admissions rather than individuals, as a personmay be admitted to treatment more than once. State admission data are re-ported to TEDS by the Single State Agencies (SSAs) or substance abusetreatment. There are signifcant dierences among State data collectionsystems. Sources o State variation include completeness o reporting,acilities reporting TEDS data, clients included, and treatment resourcesavailable. See the annual TEDS repor ts or details. Approximately 1.8 mil-lion records are included in TEDS each year.

The DASIS Reportis prepared by the Ofce o Applied Studies, SAMHSA;Synectics or Management Decisions, Inc., Arlington, Virginia; and by RTIInternational in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina (RTI International isa trade name o Research Triangle Institute).

Information and data for this issue are based on data reported toTEDS through February 1, 2006.

Access the latest TEDS reports at:http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/dasis.htm

Access the latest TEDS public use fles at:http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/SAMHDA.htm

Other substance abuse reports are available at:http://www.oas.samhsa.gov

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Hispanic emale admissions were less likely than

non-Hispanic emales to report primary alcoholabuse (23 vs. 32 percent) and more likely toreport primary opiate abuse (21 vs. 19 percent)

Female admissions o Mexican origin wereyounger than emale admissions o PuertoRican, Cuban, or other Hispanic origin or theprimary substances o alcohol, cocaine, and

marijuana

Hispanic emale admissions were more likely

than non-Hispanic emale admissions to beyounger than 18 years old (14 vs. 7 percent) andless likely to be 45 years or older (12 vs.18 percent)

Hispanic Female

Admissions in Substance

Abuse Treatment: 2005

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