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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Apr 30.
Published in final edited form as: Drug Alcohol Depend. 2020 Jul 12;214:108169. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108169

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)
a

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.

b

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.