Characteristics of Primary Phencyclidine (PCP) Admissions: 2001

The DASIS Report:  Characteristics of Primary Phencyclidine (PCP) Admissions: 2001

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Highlights:

• Phencyclidine (PCP) was reported as the primary substance of abuse for about 3,100 substance abuse treatment admissions reported in 2001 to SAMHSA's Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).

• The average age of primary PCP admissions was younger than that of all other substance abuse treatment admissions: 28 years of age for primary PCP admissions vs. 34 years for all other substance abuse treatment admissions.

• Primary PCP admissions were more prevalent in the West (36%) and Northeast (33%) than in the Midwest (22%) or the South (15%).

• Primary PCP admissions were more likely than all other substance abuse treatment admissions to be Black (49% vs. 24%) or Hispanic (26% vs. 12%).

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This Short Report, The DASIS Report:  Characteristics of Primary Phencyclidine (PCP) Admissions: 2001, 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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