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June 21, 2007

Adolescent Treatment Admissions by Gender, 2005

- In 2005, female adolescents accounted for about 44,600 of adolescent admissions (31 percent)
- Adolescent female admissions were less likely than adolescent male admissions to report marijuana as their primary substance of abuse (51 vs. 72 percent)
- Adolescent female admissions were more likely than their male counterparts to have a co-occurring psychiatric and substance abuse disorder (23 vs. 18 percent)

Posted by Gary Holden at June 21, 2007 4:18 PM