Table 4.
Timing of identification of other substance use disorders among 10,405 youth who experienced an opioid-related complication.
| Diagnosis | Totala N (% of all individuals with identified substance use) |
Identified at time of initial prescription or during 6 preceding monthsa N (row %) |
Identified during 12 months following initial prescriptiona N (row %) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any substance use disorder (excluding opioid use disorder) | 7,618 (100.0%) | 2,208 (29.0%) | 5,410 (71.0%) |
| Alcohol use disorder | 2,546 (33.4%) | 448 (17.6%) | 2,098 (82.4%) |
| Cannabis use disorder | 2,514 (33.0%) | 447 (17.8%) | 2,067 (82.2%) |
| Nicotine use disorder | 3,289 (43.2%) | 1,145 (34.8%) | 2,144 (65.2%) |
| Other non-opioid substance use disorder | 5,751 (75.5%) | 904 (15.7%) | 4,847 (84.3%) |
Throughout, individuals could be counted in multiple rows if they had multiple substance use disorders (e.g., an alcohol use disorder and a cannabis use disorder).