Table 47.
Intentional non-pharmaceutical misuse/abuse to “get high” by age group and sex/gender.
| Female N (%)a | Male N (%)a | Transgenderd N (%)a | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age 7–12 | |||
| Opioid | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) |
| Total | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) |
| Age 13–18 | |||
| Psychoactive | 10 (2.3) | 32 (7.2) | 0 (0) |
| Alcohol ethanol | 3 (0.7) | 10 (2.3) | 0 (0) |
| Sympathomimetic | 3 (0.7) | 5 (1.1) | 0 (0) |
| Miscellaneousb | 2 (0.5) | 13 (2.9) | 0 (0) |
| Total | 18 (4.0) | 60 (13.5) | 0 (0) |
| Age ≥ 19 | |||
| Opioids | 46 (10.4) | 87 (19.6) | M → F: 1 (0.2) |
| Sympathomimetic | 19 (4.3) | 67 (15.1) | 0 (0) |
| Psychoactive | 17 (3.8) | 50 (11.3) | 0 (0) |
| Miscellaneousc | 21 (4.7) | 56 (12.6) | 0 (0) |
| Total | 103 (23.3) | 260 (58.7) | M → F: 1 (0.2) |
| Total | 121 (27.3) | 321 (72.5) | M → F: 1 (0.2) |
Cases with age unknown were excluded from this table
aPercent based on total number of cases (N = 443) with misuse/abuse to “get high”
bIncludes opioids, toxic alcohol, amphetamine-like hallucinogen, plant and fungi, sedative hypnotic, and unknown
cIncludes ethanol, sedative hypnotic, amphetamine-like hallucinogen, toxic alcohol, analgesic, anesthetics, cough and cold, gases/vapors/irritants/dusts, hydrocarbons, diabetic, plants and fungi, unknown, not reported, and other
dM → F is transgender male to female; F → M is transgender female to male