OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry Statistics During the calendar year 1997, 1,493,710 substance abuse admissions were reported, 740,880 or 49.6% being for alcohol abuse. Opiates and stimulants accounted for 35.9% of admissions, with 536,242 admissions, and the remaining 216,588 admissions were for other substances. The proportion of admissions to publicly-funded programs for alcohol abuse increased for each age group, with 85.2% of those over the age of 59 years being admitted for alcohol abuse. There were 20,941 admissions for substance abuse for this age . . .