Table 1.
Characteristics of ED Users with Primary Substance Use Disorder Diagnoses
| SUD Group | N (%) | Gender | Ethnicity | Age (years) (Mean/SD) | N (%) MH diagnosis | ||||
| N (%) Male | N (%) Female | N (%) African American | N (%) Hispanic | N (%) Caucasian | N (%) Other | ||||
| Total SUD | 6865 (100%) | 5006 (72.9) | 1859 (27.1) | 2428 (35.4) | 1677 (24.4) | 2697 (39.3) | 63 (0.9) | 36.9 (14.2) | 1002 (14.6) |
| Polysubstance | 1191 (17.4%) | 806 (67.7) | 385 (32.3) | 474 (39.8) | 188 (15.8) | 518 (43.5) | 11 (0.9) | 31.9 (13.5) | 252 (21.2) |
| Cocaine | 1453 (21.2%) | 991 (68.2) | 462 (31.8) | 884 (60.8) | 186 (12.8) | 374 (25.7) | 9 (0.6) | 32.5 10.8) | 207 (14.3) |
| Alc. Dependence | 1785 (26.0%) | 1333 (74.7) | 452 (25.3) | 442 (24.8) | 561 (31.4) | 761 (42.6) | 21 (1.2) | 39.8 16.3) | 252 (14.1) |
| Alcohol Abuse | 2436 (35.5%) | 1876 (77.0) | 560 (23.0) | 628 (25.8) | 742 (30.5) | 1044 (42.9) | 22 (0.9) | 40.0 (13.3) | 291 (12.0) |
Note: SUD = substance use disorder; MH = mental health; Alc. = alcohol.