Table 2.
Prevalence of specific types of opioids used among adolescents aged 12-17 with past-year prescription opioid use: by use status
| Adolescents with Rx opioid use or misuse (N=8,260) |
Adolescents with Rx opioid use (N=6,754) |
Adolescents with Rx opioid misuse (N=1,506) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Past-year use or misuse of pain reliever products, % (95% CI) | |||
| Hydrocodone | 26.17 (24.82-27.53) | 22.08 (20.52-23.64) | 44.94 (41.39-48.49) |
| Oxycodone | 18.96 (18.00-19.92) | 14.81 (13.69-15.94) | 37.96 (34.70-41.23) |
| Tramadol | 7.95 (7.21-8.70) | 6.42 (5.70-7.14) | 14.96 (12.76-17.17) |
| Morphine | 8.13 (7.30-8.95) | 7.44 (6.56-8.33) | 11.25 (9.30-13.20) |
| Fentanyl | 1.17 (0.86-1.47) | 0.91 (0.56-1.25) | 2.36 (1.27-3.46) |
| Buprenorphine | 1.33 (1.04-1.63) | 0.87 (0.55-1.18) | 3.46 (2.29-4.64) |
| Oxymorphone | 1.64 (1.32-1.97) | 0.98 (0.68-1.27) | 4.69 (3.35-6.03) |
| Demerol | 0.79 (0.60-0.98) | 0.72 (0.51-0.92) | 1.13 (0.59-1.68) |
| Hydromorphone | 0.75 (0.49-1.02) | 0.50 (0.27-0.73) | 1.91 (0.89-2.93) |
| Methadone | 0.94 (0.68-1.21) | 0.38 (0.21-0.56) | 3.50 (2.23-4.77) |
| Othera | 44.44 (43.15-45.74) | 44.66 (43.22-46.09) | 43.47 (40.15-46.79) |
| Codeineb | 20.89 (19.63-22.15) | 18.93 (17.59-20.26) | 29.90 (27.41-32.39) |
| Missing (n, %) | 3,109 (38.79%) | 2,569 (38.99%) | 540 (37.87%) |
| Number of categories of pain reliever products used, % (95% CI)1 | |||
| 1 | 59.31 (58.08-60.54) | 63.58 (62.13-65.04) | 39.71 (36.61-42.82) |
| 2 | 17.23 (15.96-18.50) | 15.57 (14.29-16.86) | 24.82 (22.36-27.28) |
| 3 or more | 10.34 (9.59-11.08) | 6.64 (5.89-7.39) | 27.25 (24.77-29.73) |
| missing (n, %) | 1,050 (13.13%) | 948 (14.20%) | 102 (8.21%) |
| Frequency of opioid misuse in past month, % (95% CI) | |||
| 1-2 days | 2.68 (2.22-3.15) | - | 14.98 (12.63-17.33) |
| 3-5 days | 1.46 (1.13-1.78) | - | 8.13 (6.33-9.94) |
| 6-19 days | 0.88 (0.60-1.17) | - | 4.93 (3.40-6.45) |
| 20-30 days | 0.19 (0.09-0.28) | - | 1.04 (0.50-1.58) |
| Non user or No past-month misuse | 94.79 (94.20-95.38) | 100 | 70.92 (68.20-73.63) |
| Mean of days misusing opioids in the past month, Mean (95% CI)2 | |||
| 4.55 (3.89-5.21) | N/A | 4.55 (3.89-5.21) |
Note. The sample size is unweighted, and all results are weighted estimates.
Any other prescription pain relievers: In addition to the specific prescription opioids, the NSDUH asked about any use of other prescription pain relievers.
Questionnaire changes since 2016: Any past-year Codeine products includes any past-year use of Codeine, Tylenol with Codeine 3 or 4, or past-year misuse of other pain relievers that contain codeine.
The results are based on individuals with the information available about pain reliever products used: Rx opioid users or misusers (n=7,210), Rx opioid users (n=5,806), and Rx opioid misusers (n=1,404).
The results are based on individuals with the information available about opioid misuse in the past month: Rx opioid users or misusers (n=436) and Rx opioid misusers (n=436).