Table 2.
Average adverse childhood experience score by age of first use of amphetamine-type stimulants or cocainea
| Adverse Childhood Experience Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amphetamine-Type Stimulant Use | Cocaine Use | |||
| Age First Use of Substance | Meanb | (95% CI) | Meanb | (95% CI) |
| 14 or younger | 2.8 | (2.4, 3.2) | 3.4 | (2.8, 4.0) |
| 15 – 17 | 2.4 | (2.2, 2.6) | 2.5 | (2.2, 2.7) |
| 18 – 20 | 1.8 | (1.6, 1.9) | 1.9 | (1.7, 2.0) |
| 21 – 24 | 1.8 | (1.5, 2.0) | 1.7 | (1.6, 1.9) |
| 25 or older | 1.9 | (1.7, 2.2) | 1.8 | (1.6, 2.0) |
| Never misused | 1.1 | (1.1, 1.2) | 1.1 | (1.1, 1.1) |
a
Adverse childhood experience (ACE) score is calculated based on the number of exposures to 10 ACE categories.
b
The means are weighted estimates.
Source: National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions, United States, 2012–2013 (n = 36, 309).