Table 3.
Correlates of past-year other substance use, mental health conditions and deviant behaviors of lifetime methamphetamine users and both nonmedical ADHD stimulant and methamphetamine users compared to nonmedical ADHD stimulant users in a sample of the US population aged 12 to 17: data from 2009–2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health
| Nonmedical ADHD stimulant users (N= 1,592) N (Wgt%) |
Methamphetamine users (N=197) N (Wgt%) |
aOR(95%CI)a | Both ADHD stimulant and methamphetamine users (N= 229) N (Wgt%) |
aOR(95%CI)a | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past-year substance involvement | |||||
| Marijuana | 1105(68.2%) | 112(55.8%) | 0.73(0.48,1.12) | 182(83.8%) | 2.42(1.42,4.11)† |
| Cocaine | 160(10.7%) | 33(17.8%) | 2.15(1.14,4.04)* | 93(39.3%) | 5.01(3.45,6.18)‡ |
| Heroin | 23 (2.1%) | 7(2.8%) | 1.40(0.42,4.72) | 26(12.8%) | 6.24(2.71,14.34)‡ |
| Hallucinogens | 430(28.5%) | 60(31.8%) | 1.42(0.90,2.25) | 131(55.1%) | 3.25(2.08,5.07)‡ |
| Inhalants | 242(15.0%) | 40(29.4%) | 1.97(1.15,3.39)* | 82(31.3%) | 2.58(1.51,4.40)* |
| Ecstasy | 259(17.3%) | 41(26.6%) | 1.91(1.17,3.10)* | 92(40.0%) | 3.39(2.14,5.36)‡ |
| Prescription opioids | 731(45.1%) | 74(42.2%) | 0.97(0.61,1.54) | 165(77.9%) | 4.01(2.45,6.56)‡ |
| Tranquilizers | 363(23.8%) | 24(14.3%) | 0.65(0.38,1.12) | 112(52.2%) | 3.32(2.27,4.85)‡ |
| Sedatives | 50(3.6%) | 7(3.1%) | 0.71(0.20,2.43) | 38(17.3%) | 5.58(3.20,9.75)‡ |
| Alcohol | 1320(82.1%) | 149(75.1%) | 0.92(0.58,1.47) | 196(87.1%) | 1.34(0.71,2.56) |
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| Past-year mental health and deviant behaviors | |||||
| Major depression | 230(20.9%) | 37(29.9%) | 1.54(0.92,2.57) | 46(25.8%) | 1.43(0.97,2.13) |
| Anxiety disorder | 91(7.9%) | 8(3.6%) | 0.49(0.24,1.00) | 31(24.5%) | 3.42(2.26,5.16)‡ |
| Mental Health treatment | 292(26.5%) | 44(28.4%) | 0.95(0.60,1.50) | 65(37.4%) | 2.07(1.41,3.04)‡ |
| Arrested and booked | 192(16.5%) | 26(17.1%) | 0.86(0.51,1.45) | 51(29.8%) | 2.21(1.46,3.34)‡ |
| Sold illegal drugs | 316(29.4%) | 43(31.3%) | 1.12(0.69,1.81) | 80(52.3%) | 3.57(2.22,5.73)‡ |
| Stole anything worth ≥ US$ 50 | 223(18.1%) | 36(21.1%) | 0.93(0.58,1.49) | 67(41.4%) | 2.46(1.56,3.87)‡ |
| Attacked someone | 216(19.9%) | 38(25.0%) | 1.03(0.66,1.59) | 66(43.9%) | 2.39(1.61,3.55)‡ |
*
p<0.05,
†
p<0.01,
‡
p<0.001
a
Odds ratio is adjusted for sex, race, income, insurance, population density, and year. The comparison group is lifetime nonmedical ADHD stimulant users.