Table 2.
Prevalence of past-year behavioral health disorders by past-year marijuana use status.
| a. Medical use only | Prevalence % (95% CI) | ||
| Behavioral health disorder | Overall N=597 | Male n=365 | Female n=232 |
| MDE | 14.11 (10.66-17.55) | 9.73 (4.73-14.73) | 21.18 (16.96-25.40) |
| Alcohol | 12.35 (9.05-15.64) | 12.57 (8.79-16.35) | 11.99 (7.78-16.19) |
| Marijuana | 11.45 (7.56-15.35) | 13.25 (7.94-18.55) | 8.56 (5.58-11.53) |
| Opioid pain reliever | 2.29 (0.87-3.70) | 3.02 (1.17-4.88) | 1.10 (0.35-1.84) |
| Cocaine | 1.43 (0.15-2.72) | 1.00 (0.00-2.05) | 2.13 (1.35-2.91) |
| Tranquilizer† | 0.47 (0.00-1.14) | 0.76 (0.00-1.85) | 0 |
| Hallucinogen† | 0.45 (0.00-0.94) | 0.60 (0.00-1.36) | 0.22 (0.00-0.59) |
| Stimulant† | 0.36 (0.00-0.82) | 0.48 (0.00-1.19) | 0.18 (0.00-0.54) |
| Heroin† | 0.51 (0.02-1.01) | 0.71 (0.00-1.48) | 0.21 (0.00-0.58) |
| Sedative† | 0.008 (0.00-0.02) | 0 | 0.02 (0.01-0.02) |
| Inhalant† | 0.23 (0.00-0.55) | 0.37 (0.00-0.74) | 0 |
| Illicit drug | 13.94 (9.89-17.99) | 15.72 (10.23-21.21) | 11.06 (7.89-14.23) |
| illicit drug other than marijuana | 4.51 (2.71-6.30) | 5.37 (3.48-7.25) | 3.12 (1.88-4.36) |
| Illicit drug or alcohol | 21.84 (17.47-26.21) | 23.65 (19.22-28.08) | 18.92 (13.51-24.33) |
| b. Medical and recreational use | Prevalence % (95% CI) | ||
| Behavioral health disorder | Overall N=499 | Male n=298 | Female n=201 |
| MDE | 20.40 (15.51-25.30) | 21.87 (16.35-27.39) | 18.25 (10.16-26.33) |
| Alcohol | 20.20 (15.31-25.09) | 23.14 (17.32-28.97) | 15.87 (10.21-21.54) |
| Marijuana | 19.22 (15.38-23.07) | 20.12 (14.72-25.52) | 17.90 (13.46-22.33) |
| Opioid pain reliever | 3.64 (1.58-5.70) | 4.01 (1.56-6.47) | 3.10 (0.98-5.23) |
| Cocaine | 4.85 (3.14-6.56) | 4.51 (2.27-6.76) | 5.34 (3.55-7.14) |
| Tranquilizer† | 1.83 (0.57-3.09) | 1.74 (0.46-3.03) | 1.95 (1.59-2.32) |
| Hallucinogen† | 1.73 (0.21-3.24) | 2.64 (0.17-5.10) | 0.39 (0.32-0.47) |
| Stimulant† | 1.48 (0.70-2.26) | 2.01 (0.85-3.18) | 0.70 (0.04-1.37) |
| Heroin† | 2.37 (1.08-3.65) | 2.44 (1.53-3.35) | 2.26 (0.13-4.39) |
| Sedative† | 0.39 (0.00-1.16) | 0 | 0.96 (0.78-1.14) |
| Inhalant† | 0.35 (0.30-0.39) | 0.58 (0.49-0.68) | 0 |
| Illicit drug | 24.18 (19.95-28.41) | 24.22 (18.53-29.90) | 24.12 (18.53-29.71) |
| illicit drug other than marijuana | 9.36 (6.75-11.97) | 8.80 (5.94-11.66) | 10.19 (6.88-13.49) |
| Illicit drug or alcohol | 37.26 (31.04-43.48) | 40.25 (33.53-46.98) | 32.86 (25.29-40.44) |
| C. Recreational use only | Prevalence % (95% CI) | ||
| Behavioral health disorder | Overall N=14,344 | Male n=8,074 | Female n=6,270 |
| MDE | 11.11 (10.37-11.86) | 8.24 (7.30-9.19) | 15.57 (14.21-16.92) |
| Alcohol | 23.01 (21.90-24.12) | 24.75 (23.20-26.30) | 20.31 (18.52-22.09) |
| Marijuana | 10.94 (10.19-11.69) | 12.13 (11.14-13.12) | 9.09 (7.80-10.38) |
| Opioid pain reliever | 3.22 (2.71-3.72) | 3.23 (2.65-3.80) | 3.20 (2.36-4.05) |
| Cocaine | 1.75 (1.40-2.09) | 2.00 (1.50-2.50) | 1.36 (0.90-1.81) |
| Tranquilizer† | 0.80 (0.58-1.02) | 0.71 (0.45-0.97) | 0.93 (0.55-1.31) |
| Hallucinogen† | 0.40 (0.31-0.49) | 0.40 (0.28-0.53) | 0.40 (0.25-0.54) |
| Stimulant† | 0.89 (0.57-1.22) | 0.76 (0.53-0.99) | 1.10 (0.41-1.80) |
| Heroin† | 1.29 (1.03-1.56) | 1.47 (1.11-1.83) | 1.02 (0.70-1.34) |
| Sedative† | 0.14 (0.05-0.22) | 0.12 (0.00-0.24) | 0.16 (0.02-0.29) |
| Inhalant† | 0.06 (0.02-0.10) | 0.06 (0.00-0.11) | 0.07 (0.01-0.13) |
| Illicit drug | 15.43 (14.63-16.23) | 16.69 (15.60-17.77) | 13.48 (12.03-14.92) |
| illicit drug other than marijuana | 6.07 (5.41-6.74) | 6.32 (5.56-7.08) | 5.69 (4.62-6.75) |
| Illicit drug or alcohol | 32.27 (31.01-33.53) | 34.77 (33.03-36.50) | 28.39 (26.48-30.30) |
Sample size is unweight, and results are weighted estimates.
MDE= Major Depressive Episode; CI = Confidence Interval. Bold-faced: significant sex differences (p<0.05).
†
These estimates are limited by a small sample size and considered preliminary.
Note. Illicit drug use disorders referred to any drug abuse of or dependence on any of the following drugs: marijuana, hallucinogens, inhalants, tranquilizers, cocaine, heroin, opioid pain relievers, stimulants, or sedatives.