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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2020 Jan 19;66(5):536–544. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.11.306

Table 3.

Past-year prevalence of other substance use/misuse and substance use disorders among adolescents aged 12-17 with past-year

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 substance use, % (95% CI)
Alcohol use 36.72 (35.33-38.11) 30.89 (29.53-32.25) 63.42 (59.88-66.95)
Cannabis use 21.81 (20.82-22.80) 15.17 (14.11-16.23) 52.23 (48.88-55.57)
Cocaine use 2.06 (1.67-2.45) 0.58 (0.40-0.76) 8.84 (6.94-10.74)
Heroin use 0.22 (0.13-0.32) 0.10 (0.01-0.19) 0.78 (0.43-1.12)
Hallucinogen use 5.90 (5.27-6.54) 2.68 (2.20-3.16) 20.68 (18.16-23.19)
Inhalant use 4.69 (4.09-5.28) 3.42 (2.83-4.02) 10.48 (7.98-12.97)
Tranquilizer misusea 6.03 (5.43-6.62) 1.84 (1.52-2.16) 25.22 (22.57-27.88)
Stimulant misusea 5.64 (4.95-6.32) 2.05 (1.62-2.48) 22.07 (19.21-24.93)
Sedative misusea 1.43 (1.06-1.81) 0.51 (0.25-0.77) 5.63 (3.80-7.46)
Methamphetamine use 0.59 (0.40-0.79) 0.06 (0.01-0.12) 3.03 (2.00-4.06)
Alcohol, or illicit/prescription drugsa 47.80 (46.40-49.21) 36.41 (34.93-37.88) 100
Alcohol or illicit/prescription drugsaother than Rx opioids 42.81 (41.45-44.18) 36.41 (34.93-37.88) 72.14 (68.94-75.34)
Past-year substance use disorder, % (95% CI)
Alcohol 5.47 (4.63-6.31) 2.74 (2.18-3.30) 18.00 (15.06-20.94)
Cannabis 5.76 (5.22-6.30) 2.85 (2.38-3.32) 19.11 (16.98-21.24)
Cocaine 0.35 (0.19-0.51) 0.05 (0.00-0.10) 1.74 (0.86-2.62)
Heroin 0.05 (0.02-0.09) 0.01 (0.00-0.04) 0.24 (0.09-0.39)
Hallucinogens 0.93 (0.67-1.18) 0.22 (0.07-0.37) 4.16 (2.88-5.45)
Inhalants 0.49 (0.30-0.69) 0.27 (0.12-0.43) 1.52 (0.82-2.22)
Tranquilizers 1.33 (1.02-1.64) 0.30 (0.13-0.47) 6.03 (4.64-7.41)
Stimulants 0.78 (0.58-0.99) 0.24 (0.11-0.38) 3.26 (2.03-4.49)
Sedatives 0.43 (0.21-0.66) 0.13 (0.00-0.25) 1.83 (0.73-2.94)
Methamphetamine 0.26 (0.12-0.40) 0.02 (0.00-0.05) 1.36 (0.57-2.15)
Alcohol or illicit/prescription drugs 11.33 (10.39-12.27) 5.59 (4.75-6.42) 37.64 (34.57-40.71)
Alcohol or illicit/prescription drugs other than Rx opioids 10.35 (9.42-11.27) 5.59 (4.75-6.42) 32.16 (29.33-34.98)
a

Rx prescription drug misuse only.