Table 1.
Prescription and OTC drug primary treatment admissions, CalOMS, fiscal year July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007 (n = 6,841)
| Type of prescription/OTC drug * | Age subgroup a
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Adolescents 12–17 years old (n = 287), n (%) | Adults 18 years and older (n = 6,554), n (%) | |
| Antidepressants | 19 (6.6) | 281 (4.3) |
| Sedatives/Tranquilizers | 3 (1.1) | 255 (3.9) |
| Stimulants | 130 (45.3) | 148 (2.3) |
| Opioids | 43 (15.0) | 5,823 (88.9) |
| OTC | 92 (32.1) | 47 (0.7) |
a
Percentages reflect distribution from nonmissing values of characteristic within age group (column) and may not sum to 100% because of rounding.
*
p < .0001 for comparison of age groups on specific characteristic.