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Youth Marijuana Admissions by Race and Ethnicity

The DASIS Report: Youth Marijuana Admissions by Race and Ethnicity

Highlights:

  • Among marijuana treatment admissions for youth, 59 percent were white, 23 percent were Black, 12 percent were Hispanic, 2 percent were Asian/Pacific Islanders,  and 2 percent were American Indian and Alaska Natives.

  • A greater proportion of American Indian and Alaska Native youth treatment admissions for marijuana were female (31 percent) than Asian and Pacific Islanders (27 percent), whites (23 percent), Blacks (18 percent), or Hispanics (18 percent).

  • Marijuana was the primary substance of abuse for 66 percent of all Black youth treatment admissions, 49 percent of all Asian and Pacific Islander youth admissions, 48 percent of all Hispanic youth admissions, and 42 percent of all white youth admissions.

  • Among Hispanic youth admissions for substance abuse treatment, marijuana was the primary substance abuse for 47 percent of the Mexican and 52 percent of the Puerto Rican youth. 

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This Short Report, The DASIS Report: Youth Marijuana Admissions by Race and Ethnicity,  is based on the Drug and Alcohol Services Information System (DASIS), the primary source of national data on substance abuse treatment.  DASIS is conducted by the Office of Applied Studies (OAS) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).  

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