Table 2.
Prevalence of SUDs among psychiatric patients aged 2–17 years by sex, race, and age group (N=11,457)
| Ages 2–12 yrs Mean age1 |
Overall N=6210 |
Male 8.1 yrs |
Female 8.4 yrs* |
White 8.2 yrs |
Black 8.2 yrs |
Inpatient 9.7 yrs |
Outpatient 8.0 yrs* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proportion | %, 95% CI | %, 95% CI | %, 95% CI | %, 95% CI | %, 95% CI | %, 95% CI | %, 95% CI |
| Cannabis | 1.3, 1.0–1.6 | 1.6, 1.2–2.0 | 0.8, 0.4–1.1* | 1.2, 0.8–1.5 | 1.9, 1.3–2.5 | 7.1, 5.3–8.9 | 0.4, 0.3–0.6* |
| Alcohol | 0.6, 0.4–0.8 | 0.7, 0.4–0.9 | 0.4, 0.1–0.7 | 0.7, 0.4–1.0 | 0.5, 0.2–0.7 | 2.9, 1.7–4.1 | 0.2, 0.1–0.4* |
| Number of SUDs | |||||||
| 1 | 1.0, 0.8–1.3 | 1.2, 0.9–1.6 | 0.7, 0.4–1.1 | 0.7, 0.4–1.0 | 1.7, 1.1–2.2* | 5.8, 4.2–7.5 | 0.4, 0.2–0.5* |
| 2+ | 0.6, 0.4–0.8 | 0.8, 0.5–1.0 | 0.4, 0.1–0.7 | 0.9, 0.5–1.2 | 0.5, 0.2–0.8 | 3.6, 2.3–4.9 | 0.2, 0.1–0.3* |
|
Ages 13–17 yrs Mean age1 |
Overall N=5247 |
Male 15.1 yrs |
Female 15.2 yrs |
White 15.2 yrs |
Black 15.0 yrs |
Inpatient 15.1 yrs |
Outpatient 15.2 yrs |
| Cannabis | 21.2, 20.1–22.3 | 30.1, 28.4–31.8 | 12.0, 11.0–13.0* | 20.6, 19.1–22.2 | 21.0, 19.2–22.9 | 22.5, 20.6–24.3 | 20.5, 19.1–21.9 |
| Alcohol | 10.9, 10.1–11.8 | 14.4, 13.1–15.7 | 7.3, 6.3–8.3* | 14.2, 12.8–15.5 | 5.3, 4.3–6.3* | 9.8, 8.5–11.1 | 11.6, 10.5–12.7 |
| Nicotine | 2.9, 2.4–3.3 | 4.2, 3.4–4.9 | 1.5, 1.0–1.9* | 4.3, 3.5–5.1 | 0.8, 0.4–1.2* | 2.1, 1.5–2.8 | 3.3, 2.7–3.9 |
| Cocaine | 2.7, 2.3–3.2 | 2.8, 2.2–3.5 | 2.6, 2.0–3.3 | 3.4, 2.7–4.1 | 1.8, 1.2–2.4* | 4.0, 3.2–4.9 | 2.0, 1.5–2.4* |
| Opioid/heroin | 2.1, 1.7–2.5 | 3.1, 2.5–3.8 | 1.1, 0.7–1.4* | 3.3, 2.6–4.0 | 0.4, 0.1–0.6* | 2.1, 1.5–2.8 | 2.1, 1.6–2.6 |
| Sedative2 | 0.9, 0.7–1.2 | 1.3, 0.9–1.8 | 0.5, 0.2–0.7* | 1.3, 0.9–1.8 | 0.1, 0–0.2 | 1.0, 0.5–1.4 | 0.9, 0.6–1.2 |
| Polysubstance | 0.9, 0.6–1.1 | 1.2, 0.8–1.6 | 0.5, 0.3–0.8 | 1.3, 0.8–1.7 | 0.3, 0.1–0.6* | 1.3, 0.8–1.8 | 0.6, 0.3–0.8 |
| Other substance | 2.7, 2.3–3.2 | 3.5, 2.8–4.2 | 1.9, 1.3–2.4* | 3.4, 2.7–4.1 | 1.3, 0.8–1.8* | 4.3, 3.4–5.2 | 1.8, 1.3–2.2* |
| Number of SUDs | |||||||
| 1 | 13.5, 12.6–14.4 | 17.5, 16.1–19.0 | 9.3, 8.1–10 * | 10.8, 9.6–12.0 | 17.6, 15.9–19.3* | 15.1, 13.5–16.7 | 12.5, 11.4–13.6 |
| 2+ | 11.7, 10.8–12.5 | 16.2, 14.8–17.6 | 6.9, 5.9–7.9 * | 14.7, 13.4–16.1 | 5.9, 4.8–6.9* | 12.3, 10.9–13.8 | 11.3, 10.2–12.4 |
CI: confidence interval; SUD: substance use disorder.
1
Mean age (years) at first psychiatric visit.
2
Sedative diagnoses included tranquilizer diagnoses.
*
P<0.05 between two groups by sex, race, or treatment setting status.