Drug Treatment Admissions From Criminal Justice System Referrals Among 12 - 17 Year Olds (%)

Distribution of Legal System Treatment Referrals by Alcohol & Marijuana Use Among 12 to 17 Year Olds (%)
Drug(s) Used 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Both Alcohol & Marijuana 16.8 19.3 20.5 21.2 24.4 25.0 27.1 28.5 27.2 26.8 25.7
Primary Alcohol, No Marijuana 13.3 10.4 8.1 5.8 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.4 4.1 3.8
Primary Marijuana, No Alcohol 2.8 3.8 5.8 8.0 9.5 10.0 11.0 12.3 13.5 14.8 16.1
Other Drugs & Combinations 4.3 4.0 3.9 4.1 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.4 4.4
None Reported 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.7 2.1 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.4 2.0 3.3
Total of Referrals 39.1 39.4 40 40.8 44.6 45.5 48.7 51.2 50.6 52.1 53.3

Source: Treatment Episode Data Sets (2004)


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