Massachusetts Drug Treatment Admissions (1992 – 2007)

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Year Total Alcohol Pct. Cocaine Pct. Marijuana Pct. Syn. Opiates Pct. Meth. Pct.
2007 64,629 22,531 34.9% 4,894 7.6% 3,588 5.6% 4,456 6.9% 130 0.2%
2006 62,210 21,971 35.3% 4,547 7.3% 3,724 6.0% 4,284 6.9% 130 0.2%
2005 57,760 20,727 35.9% 4,223 7.3% 3,372 5.8% 3,582 6.2% 124 0.2%
2004 57,158 20,435 35.8% 3,642 6.4% 3,144 5.5% 3,370 5.9% 96 0.2%
2003 52,202 18,218 34.9% 2,790 5.3% 2,329 4.5% 2,776 5.3% 82 0.2%
2002 67,546 22,672 33.6% 3,196 4.7% 2,107 3.1% 2,989 4.4% 43 0.1%
2001 75,436 26,732 35.4% 4,334 5.8% 3,299 4.4% 2,629 3.5% 38 0.1%
2000 70,153 28,955 41.3% 5,017 7.2% 4,000 5.7% 1,294 1.8% 40 0.1%
1999 71,887 30,899 43.0% 6,003 8.4% 4,266 5.9% 947 1.3% 32 0.0%
1998 73,428 32,977 44.9% 6,724 9.2% 4,308 5.9% 650 0.9% 37 0.1%
1997 74,340 35,088 47.2% 8,416 11.3% 4,430 6.0% 467 0.6% 40 0.1%
1996 71,698 34,563 48.2% 10,371 14.5% 4,314 6.0% 421 0.6% 27 0.0%
1995 71,400 33,416 46.8% 11,974 16.8% 3,717 5.2% 431 0.6% 42 0.1%
1994 66,702 32,213 48.3% 12,329 18.5% 2,985 4.5% 341 0.5% 37 0.1%
1993 62,404 31,551 50.6% 11,301 18.1% 2,478 4.0% 357 0.6% 18 0.0%
1992 54,667 29,534 54.0% 10,781 19.7% 2,042 3.7% 268 0.5% 33 0.1%

 

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Notes:

Coverage: This data only reflects admissions to treatment facilities that receive federal funding. While providing data on overall trends in drug treatment admissons, because it does not include private facilities that do not receive fedeal funding this data does not provide comprehensive totals on all admissions for drug treatment in the United States.

Syn. Opiates: Synthetic Opiates, manufactured as prescripton painkillers, including, for example, such drugs as Oxycontin, Vicodin, and Dilaudid. Also known as Synthetic Narcotics in Uniform Crime Reporting Program data on arrests for drug offenses.

Meth.: Methamphetamine.

Drugs not listed: These include: Heroin, Non-Prescription Methadone, PCP, Hallucinogens, Other Amphetamines, Other Stimulants, Benzodiazepines, Other Tranquilizers, Barbiturates, Other Sedatives Or Hypnotics, Inhalants, and Over-the-Counter Medications.

Source: Treatment Episodes Data Set

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