NCJ Number
212538
Date Published
October 2005
Length
3 pages
Annotation
This report presents data on trends in admissions to substance abuse treatment facilities for PCP (phencyclidine) for 1993-2003, based on data from the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS), which collects data on annual admissions to substance abuse treatment facilities, primarily those that receive some public funding.
Abstract
PCP is a hallucinogen known for inducing violent behavior and negative physical reactions such as seizures, coma, and death. In 1993 the most common secondary substance of abuse reported by primary PCP admissions was alcohol (41 percent); in 2003 the most common secondary substance was marijuana (42 percent). Primary PCP admissions of persons ages 18 to 24 increased from 28 percent in 1993 to 35 percent in 2003. The percentage of Blacks admitted to treatment for primary use of PCP increased from 24 percent in 1993 to 54 percent in 2003. The percentage of primary PCP admissions that were male increased from 61 percent in 1993 to 67 percent in 2003. There was an increase in the percentage of referrals from criminal justice agencies for PCP admissions, from 45 percent in 1993 to 52 percent in 2003. There was a decrease in the percentage of admissions who received treatment in ambulatory settings, from 73 percent of primary PCP admissions in 1993 to 64 percent in 2003. The regional distribution of primary PCP admissions changed between 1993 and 2003; 33 percent of PCP admissions were in the South in 1993, but by 2003 this region accounted for only 23 percent of admissions, while the percentage of PCP admissions increased from 23 percent to 27 percent in the Northeast and from 7 percent to 18 percent in the Midwest; a slight decline occurred in the West, from 37 percent to 32 percent. 4 figures and 6 notes