Table 3.

Gender-specific proportions of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment receipt by substance type among adults with SUD, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2015-2018 ^a

Primary substance type for received treatment	Total, % (95% CI)	Women, % (95% CI)	Men, % (95% CI)	P value b
Any substance	10.6 (9.9-11.2)	10.4 (9.4-11.3)	10.7 (9.8-11.5)	.57
Alcohol	8.3 (7.6-9.1)	7.5 (6.4-8.5)	8.9 (7.9-9.8)	.052
Illicit drugs	17.9 (16.7-19.1)	18.9 (16.8-20.9)	17.4 (16.0-18.8)	.23
Opioids	33.1 (30.1-36.1)	33.5 (29.2-37.7)	32.9 (29.0-36.7)	.82

^aIncludes men and women who met Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition criteria for SUD and/or expressed past-year need for SUD treatment. ¹⁷ Data source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2015-2018. ¹⁶

^bDifferences were assessed using the Pearson χ² test, with significance set at α = .05.