Table 2.
Characteristics of youth 16–25 years with opioid use disorder stratified by age
| 16–17 years (N = 119) % |
18–21 years (N = 664) % |
22–25 years (N = 1348) % |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Female | 55.5 | 41.9 | 38.8 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic | 17.7 | 9.2 | 7.7 |
| Caucasian | 68.1 | 75.8 | 78.4 |
| Black/African American | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
| Asian | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
| Native American/Alaska Native | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Multiracial | 9.2 | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| Other | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Unknown | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Insurance typea | |||
| Medicare | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Commercial | 83.0 | 86.9 | 80.6 |
| State subsidized | 14.8 | 10.5 | 13.0 |
| Uninsured | 2.3 | 2.5 | 6.2 |
| Tobacco use disorder | 42.9 | 56.3 | 53.0 |
| Alcohol use disorder | 45.4 | 24.0 | 23.1 |
| Cannabis use disorder | 64.7 | 40.5 | 26.3 |
| Stimulant use disorder | 31.9 | 30.3 | 26.3 |
| Opioid overdose | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| Depressive disorders | 77.3 | 43.4 | 40.4 |
| Anxiety disorder | 65.6 | 46.2 | 46.3 |
| Serious mental illnessb | 15.1 | 9.3 | 10.1 |
| Attention Deficit Disorder | 31.9 | 13.0 | 11.6 |
| Eating disorder | 3.4 | 3.2 | 1.2 |
aExcludes one health system with missing insurance data
bSerious mental illness defined as schizophrenia and bipoloar disorder