In 2019, around 22.6 percent of female adults in the United States who were assessed for substance use treatment reported having misused prescription opioid drugs at least once during the past 30 days. This statistic illustrates the percentage of adults in the United States who were assessed for substance use who reported using select substances in the past 30 days as of 2019, by gender.
Percentage of U.S. adults assessed for substance use treatment who reported using select substances in the past 30 days as of 2019, by gender
Illicit stimulants include illegal amphetamines (e.g., crank, ice, or methamphetamines); this group does not include cocaine. Prescription opioids assessment includes selection of past 30-day misuse of one or more prescription opioid medications. Prescription opioid misuse is any use that is not considered “use as prescribed.” For prescription opioids, “use as prescribed” requires 1) having a current pain problem and taking a prescribed opioid medication for pain during the past 30 days; 2) obtaining the medication only from one’s own prescription; and 3) no use of the medication via an alternate route of administration. Prescription stimulants assessment includes selection of past 30-day misuse of prescription stimulant medications. Stimulant misuse is any use that is not considered “use as prescribed.” For prescription stimulants, “use as prescribed” is defined as obtaining the stimulant medication only from one’s own prescription and no use of the medication via an alternate route of administration. Misuse is also assigned if a respondent indicates having used the medication during the past 30 days “not in a way prescribed by your doctor to treat a diagnosed attention deficit or hyperactivity disorder.” For prescription sedatives and tranquilizers, it was not possible to determine whether these products, which might be obtained by a prescription but are available in the market for a prescription, were misused specifically.
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CDC. (June 10, 2022). Percentage of U.S. adults assessed for substance use treatment who reported using select substances in the past 30 days as of 2019, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322854/us-share-of-adults-assessed-for-substance-treatment-substances-used-by-gender/
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CDC. (2022). Percentage of U.S. adults assessed for substance use treatment who reported using select substances in the past 30 days as of 2019, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322854/us-share-of-adults-assessed-for-substance-treatment-substances-used-by-gender/
CDC. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Assessed for Substance Use Treatment Who Reported Using Select Substances in The past 30 Days as of 2019, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322854/us-share-of-adults-assessed-for-substance-treatment-substances-used-by-gender/
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Percentage of U.S. adults assessed for substance use treatment who reported using select substances in the past 30 days as of 2019, by gender [Graph], CDC, June 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322854/us-share-of-adults-assessed-for-substance-treatment-substances-used-by-gender/