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The TEDS Report - Characteristics of Probation and Parole Admissions Aged 18 or Older
Highlights: The most common substances of abuse reported by probation or parole admissions were alcohol (30.6 percent), marijuana (26.4 percent), and methamphetamines (15.6 percent); more than one half reported more than one substance of abuse at admission (59.2 percent). The majority of probation or parole admissions were male (76.6 percent), had never married (63.1 percent), were between the ages of 18 and 44 (81.3 percent), and were non-Hispanic White (52.3 percent). Over one third of the probation and parole admissions had less than a high school education (39.6); the majority of these admissions were unemployed (36.8 percent) or not in the labor force (26.2 percent). The majority had been in treatment at least once before (57.5 percent); 18.4 percent reported three or more prior treatment episodes. Other OAS publications and services This Short ,The TEDS Report - Characteristics of Probation and Parole Admissions Aged 18 or Older, is based on SAMHSA's Drug and Alcohol Services Information System (DASIS), conducted by SAMHSA's Office of Applied Studies (OAS) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health is the primary source of information on the prevalence, patterns, and consequences of drug and alcohol use and abuse in the general U.S. civilian non institutionalized population, age 12 and older. SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health also provides estimates for drug use by State. |
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