Table 2.
Substance Use Histories Among Adults Ever Having a Substance Use Problem, By Self-Reported Recovery Status, United States, 2018. Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2018
| In Recovery | Not In Recovery | Association Between Being in Recovery and Substance Use Outcomea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage (95 % CI) | Percentage (95 % CI) | aOR (95 % CI) | |
|
| |||
| Tobacco | |||
| Lifetime use | 93.0 (91.7–94.2) | 91.5 (87.8–94.2) | 1.4 (0.9–2.2) |
| Past-year use | 48.5 (46.3–50.8) | 55.7 (51.4–59.9) | 0.8 (0.7–1.0) |
| Past-month dependence | 18.9 (17.5–20.5) | 18.6 (15.6–22.1) | 1.1 (0.9–1.4) |
| Alcohol | |||
| Lifetime use | 98.6 (97.7–99.1) | 98.4 (96.9–99.2) | 1.4 (0.6–3.6) |
| Past-year use | 66.8 (63.9–69.6) | 90.3 (87.3–92.6) | 0.3 (0.2–0.4) |
| Past-month binge drinkingb | 32.0 (29.7–34.4) | 64.6 (60.4–68.5) | 0.3 (0.3–0.4) |
| Marijuana | |||
| Lifetime use | 87.6 (86.0–89.1) | 87.0 (83.4–89.9) | 1.3 (0.9–1.8) |
| Past-year use | 31.3 (29.1–33.6) | 50.2 (46.9–53.5) | 0.5 (0.4–0.6) |
| Hallucinogen | |||
| Lifetime use | 54.0 (51.8–56.2) | 55.0 (50.3–59.6) | 1.1 (0.9–1.4) |
| Past-year use | 5.0 (4.1–6.0) | 12.0 (9.9–14.4) | 0.4 (0.3–0.6) |
| Inhalants | |||
| Lifetime use | 31.5 (29.4–33.7) | 30.0 (26.6–33.7) | 1.2 (1.0–1.6) |
| Past-year use | 1.5 (1.0–2.2) | ** | 0.7 (0.4–1.3) |
| Cocaine | |||
| Lifetime use | 55.1 (52.7–57.4) | 49.9 (45.8–54.1) | 1.3 (1.1–1.6) |
| Past-year use | 6.4 (5.2–7.7) | 14.0 (11.7–16.7) | 0.5 (0.4–0.7) |
| Methamphetamine | |||
| Lifetime use | 28.4 (26.2–30.8) | 25.1 (21.7–28.9) | 1.2 (0.9–1.5) |
| Past-year use | 3.5 (2.8–4.3) | 6.9 (5.0–9.4) | 0.6 (0.4–0.9) |
| Heroin | |||
| Lifetime use | 12.3 (10.8–14.0) | 12.0 (9.2–15.6) | 1.1 (0.8–1.5) |
| Past-year use | 2.0 (1.4–2.9) | ** | 1.1 (0.6–1.8) |
| Past-year Rx Opioid Misuse | 12.2 (10.7–14.0) | 14.5 (12.0–17.4) | 0.9 (0.7–1.1) |
| Past-year Rx Sedative/Tranquilizer Misuse | 7.9 (6.7–9.3) | 12.4 (9.8–15.5) | 0.7 (0.5–0.9) |
| Past-year Rx Stimulant Misuse | 4.9 (4.1–5.8) | 9.2 (7.5–11.3) | 0.7 (0.5–0.9) |
| Injection Drug Use | |||
| Lifetime | 11.9 (10.3–13.7) | 8.2 (5.7–11.5) | 1.6 (1.1–2.3) |
| Past-year | 2.1 (1.5–2.8) | ** | 1.0 (0.5–1.8) |
| Receipt of Substance Use Treatment | |||
| Lifetime | 40.4 (38.3–42.5) | 26.5 (22.7–30.6) | 1.9 (1.5–2.4) |
| Past-year | 10.9 (9.4–12.6) | 5.8 (4.4–7.5) | 2.2 (1.6–3.1) |
Multivariable model adjusted for sex, age, race/ethnicity, county of residence, annual household income, education status, employment status, insurance status, mental health problems. aOR = adjusted odds ratio.
Past-month binge alcohol use was defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion for males and four or more drinks on the same occasion for females on at least 1 day in the past 30 days.
Estimate suppressed due to low precision (see Table 3.2 -https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/cbhsq-reports/NSDUHMethodsSummDefs2018/NSDUHMethodsSummDefs2018.pdf).