›› Texas: Substance Abuse Statistics

Drug Violation Arrests in Texas, 2001-2005  Meth Lab Seizures in Texas, 2001-2005
The following information is regarding drug rehabilitation and substance abuse treatment admissions for the state of Texas. Statistics are broken down into these catagories: Primary drug of abuse or addiction, age group, & cultural background.

STATE:
TEXAS		 Total Alcohol only Alcohol with secondary drug Cocaine (smoked) Cocaine (other route) Mari- juana Heroin Meth
Total No. 35,150 5,106 5,665 6,125 2,921 6,798 4,012 2,312
% 100.0 14.5 16.1 17.4 8.3 19.3 11.4 6.6
SEX   66.3 73.5 70.5 57.1 62.6 76.4 71.0 48.0
Male %
Female % 33.7 26.5 29.5 42.9 37.4 23.6 29.0 52.0
Unknown % 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
AGE AT ADMISSION   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0-11 years %
12-17 years % 13.3 2.6 4.9 1.3 9.4 51.0 1.7 4.6
18-20 years % 6.0 2.0 4.1 2.3 7.0 12.5 5.4 7.9
21-25 years % 13.4 7.0 12.4 8.0 17.0 17.1 16.3 22.4
26-30 years % 11.9 9.0 11.7 12.6 16.5 7.5 12.1 21.4
31-35 years % 13.8 12.5 17.5 20.3 16.1 4.6 12.5 17.9
36-40 years % 15.5 18.5 20.0 23.5 16.9 3.5 14.8 13.6
41-45 years % 13.2 21.3 16.8 17.8 9.9 2.3 15.0 8.5
46-50 years % 7.9 13.7 8.7 9.8 5.1 0.9 12.5 3.2
51-55 years % 3.1 7.3 2.8 3.0 1.2 0.4 5.6 0.4
56-60 years % 1.2 3.7 0.8 1.0 0.4 0.1 1.9 0.2
61-65 years % 0.5 1.5 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.0 1.1 0.0
66 years and over % 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.0
Unknown % 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
RACE   45.8 58.4 49.8 31.8 39.6 31.3 34.7 91.9
White %
Black or African- American % 21.9 9.3 23.8 52.6 12.9 23.4 9.0 0.9
American Indian or Alaska Native % 0.6 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.9
Asian or Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander % 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
Other % 30.7 30.4 24.9 14.1 45.9 43.4 55.1 5.7
Unknown % 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.5
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
ETHNICITY   30.7 30.4 24.9 14.1 45.9 43.4 55.1 5.7
Hispanic or Latino %
Not Hispanic or Latino % 68.6 68.9 74.4 85.0 53.4 55.8 44.4 93.8
Unknown % 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.5
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0


 

 



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