Substances used by adults assessed for substance use treatment by region U.S. 2019

In 2019, nearly 40 percent of adults in the Northeastern United States who were assessed for substance use treatment reported using heroin at least once during the past 30 days. This statistic illustrates the percentage of U.S. adults who were assessed for substance use treatment and reported using select substances during the past 30 days as of 2019, by region.

Percentage of U.S. adults assessed for substance use treatment who reported using select substances in the past 30 days as of 2019, by region

Characteristic	Alcohol	Cannabis	Cocaine	Illicit stimulants	Heroin	Illicit fentanyl	Prescription opioid misuse	Prescription stimulant misuse	Prescription sedatives, tranquilizers, sleeping pills
Northeast	42.5%	10.6%	19.8%	3.5%	40.4%	17.8%	17.5%	1.2%	23.2%
Midwest	33.2%	29%	6.6%	17.2%	8.5%	5%	22.3%	2.9%	10.1%
South	36.2%	25.5%	7.9%	13.6%	9.8%	4.9%	19.3%	1.7%	7.9%
West	35.3%	21.5%	3%	15.1%	6%	1.4%	11.2%	1%	5.2%

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Release date

June 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2019

Number of respondents

49,138 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

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.
U.S. Census Bureau region of treatment sites where assessments were conducted are as follows: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

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