Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the ...
Key Substance Use and
Mental Health Indicators
in the United States:
Results from the 2019 National
Survey on Drug Use and Health
Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States:
Results from the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health
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in the United States: Results from the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (HHS Publication No.
PEP20-07-01-001, NSDUH Series H-55). Rockville, MD: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality,
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Table of Contents
Summary ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????1
Introduction ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????7
Survey Background ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????7
Data Presentation and Interpretation ??????????????????????????????????????????8
Substance Use in the Past Month ???????????????????????????????????????????????8
Tobacco Use in the Past Month ???????????????????????????????????????????????????9
Cigarette Use ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????10
Daily Cigarette Use ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????10
Alcohol Use in the Past Month ??????????????????????????????????????????????????12
Any Alcohol Use ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????12
Binge Alcohol Use????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????13
Heavy Alcohol Use ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????13
Underage Alcohol Use ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????14
Kratom Use in the Past Month ??????????????????????????????????????????????????14
Illicit Drug Use in the Past Year ?????????????????????????????????????????????????14
Any Illicit Drug Use ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????14
Marijuana Use ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????15
Cocaine Use ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????16
Heroin Use ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????17
Methamphetamine Use ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????18
Hallucinogen Use ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????18
Inhalant Use ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????19
Misuse of Psychotherapeutic Drugs ??????????????????????????????????????????????20
Stimulant Misuse ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????20
Tranquilizer or Sedative Misuse ????????????????????????????????????????????????????21
Benzodiazepine Misuse ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????21
Pain Reliever Misuse ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????22
Opioid Misuse ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????24
Initiation of Substance Use ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????25
Initiation of Cigarette Smoking ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????26
Initiation of Alcohol Use ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????26
Initiation of Marijuana Use ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????27
Initiation of Cocaine Use???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????28
Initiation of Heroin Use ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????28
Initiation of Methamphetamine Use ???????????????????????????????????????????????29
Initiation of Hallucinogen Use????????????????????????????????????????????????????????29
Initiation of Inhalant Use ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????29
Initiation of Prescription Stimulant Misuse ?????????????????????????????????????30
Initiation of Prescription Tranquilizer or Sedative Misuse ?????????????????30
Initiation of Prescription Pain Reliever Misuse ????????????????????????????????31
Perceived Risk from Substance Use ?????????????????????????????????????????32
Perceived Risk from Substance Use among Adolescents ????????????????33
Perceived Risk from Substance Use among Young Adults ???????????????33
Perceived Risk from Substance Use among Adults Aged
26 or Older ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????33
Age Comparisons for Perceived Risk from Substance Use ??????????????34
Substance Use Disorders in the Past Year ????????????????????????????????34
Alcohol Use Disorder ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????35
Illicit Drug Use Disorder????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????35
Marijuana Use Disorder????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????36
Cocaine Use Disorder ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????37
Heroin Use Disorder ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????37
Methamphetamine Use Disorder???????????????????????????????????????????????????38
Prescription Stimulant Use Disorder ??????????????????????????????????????????????38
Prescription Tranquilizer or Sedative Use Disorder ??????????????????????????39
Prescription Pain Reliever Use Disorder ?????????????????????????????????????????39
Opioid Use Disorder ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????40
Substance Use Disorder (Alcohol or Illicit Drugs) ????????????????????????????40
Major Depressive Episode in the Past Year ???????????????????????????????41
MDE and MDE with Severe Impairment among Adolescents ??????????42
MDE and MDE with Severe Impairment among Adults ????????????????????42
Any Mental Illness among Adults in the Past Year ????????????????????43
Serious Mental Illness among Adults in the Past Year ??????????????44
Co?Occurring MDE and SUD among Adolescents??????????????????????45
Substance Use among Adolescents with MDE ??????????????????????????45
Co?Occurring Mental Health Issues and SUD among Adults ?????46
Co?Occurring AMI and SUD ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????46
Co?Occurring SMI and SUD ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????47
Substance Use among Adults, by Mental Illness Status ???????????47
Suicidal Thoughts and Behavior among Adults ?????????????????????????48
Had Serious Thoughts of Suicide ??????????????????????????????????????????????????48
Made a Suicide Plan ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????49
Attempted Suicide ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????50
Substance Use Treatment in the Past Year ???????????????????????????????50
Need for Substance Use Treatment ???????????????????????????????????????????????50
Receipt of Substance Use Treatment ????????????????????????????????????????????51
Perceived Need for Substance Use Treatment ????????????????????????????????53
Reasons for Not Receiving Substance Use Treatment ????????????????????54
Medication?Assisted Treatment for Alcohol Use or Opioid Misuse ????55
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Results from the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health
Mental Health Service Use in the Past Year ??????????????????????????????55
Treatment for Depression among Adolescents ???????????????????????????????55
Treatment for Depression among Adults ????????????????????????????????????????56
Any Mental Health Service Use among Adolescents ???????????????????????57
Any Mental Health Service Use among Adults ????????????????????????????????58
Any Mental Health Service Use among Adults with AMI ??????????????????59
Any Mental Health Service Use among Adults with SMI ??????????????????60
Perceived Unmet Need for Mental Health Services
among Adults with Mental Illness ????????????????????????????????????????????60
Receipt of Services for Co?Occurring Substance Use
Disorder and Mental Health Issues ???????????????????????????????????????????63
Receipt of Services among Adolescents with a
Co?Occurring SUD and an MDE ??????????????????????????????????????????????63
Receipt of Services among Adults with a Co?Occurring
SUD and AMI ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????63
Receipt of Services among Adults with a Co?Occurring
SUD and SMI ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????64
Perceived Recovery ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????65
Endnotes ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????67
Appendix A: Special Tables of Estimates for Substance
Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States??????????? A?1
Appendix B: Selected 2019 Detailed Tables That
Support Estimates for Key Substance Use and Mental
Health Indicators in the United States ???????????????????????????????????? B?1
Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States:
Results from the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health
Summary
This report summarizes key findings from the 2019 National
Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) for national
indicators of substance use and mental health among the
civilian, noninstitutionalized population aged 12 or older in
the United States. In this report, overall statements use terms
such as ¡°increased,¡± ¡°decreased,¡± or ¡°declined¡± to describe
a trend from the baseline year to 2019 that was statistically
significant (at the .05 level) based on results of linear or
quadratic trend tests. Pairwise t tests also were conducted to
compare the estimates in 2019 with corresponding estimates
in prior years.
Substance Use
? Among people aged 12 or older in 2019, 60.1 percent
(or 165.4 million people) used a substance (i.e., tobacco,
alcohol, kratom, or an illicit drug) in the past month. In
particular, 50.8 percent (or 139.7 million people) drank
alcohol in the past month, 21.1 percent (or 58.1 million
people) used a tobacco product in the past month, and
13.0 percent (or 35.8 million people) used an illicit drug
in the past month. In addition, 0.3 percent (or 825,000
people) used kratom in the past month.
Tobacco Use
? Among people aged 12 or older in 2019 who used
any tobacco product in the past month, 65.3 percent
smoked cigarettes but did not use other tobacco
products, 13.8 percent smoked cigarettes and used
some other type of tobacco product, and 21.0 percent
used only noncigarette tobacco products (i.e., other
tobacco products but not cigarettes). Thus, most of the
past month tobacco users in the United States were
cigarette users.
? Among past month tobacco product users in 2019, the
percentage who used only cigarettes increased with age
(35.4 percent of adolescents aged 12 to 17, 49.6 percent
of young adults aged 18 to 25, and 68.5 percent of
adults aged 26 or older), but the percentage who used
only noncigarette tobacco products decreased with age
(39.6 percent of adolescents, 27.9 percent of young
adults, and 19.5 percent of adults aged 26 or older).
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? Among people aged 12 or older, the percentage who were
past month cigarette users declined from 26.0 percent
(or 61.1 million people) in 2002 to 16.7 percent (or
45.9 million people) in 2019.
? Among past month cigarette smokers aged 12 or older,
the percentage who smoked cigarettes daily declined
from 63.4 percent in 2002 (or 38.7 million people) to
58.4 percent (or 26.8 million people) in 2019.
Alcohol Use
? Among the 139.7 million current alcohol users aged 12
or older in 2019, 65.8 million people (47.1 percent) were
past month binge drinkers. Among past month binge
drinkers, 16.0 million people (24.4 percent of current
binge drinkers and 11.5 percent of current alcohol users)
were past month heavy drinkers.
? Among adolescents aged 12 to 17, the percentage who
were past month alcohol users declined from 17.6 percent
(or 4.4 million people) in 2002 to 9.4 percent (or
2.3 million people) in 2019. The percentage who were
past month binge alcohol users declined from 5.8 percent
(or 1.4 million people) in 2015 to 4.9 percent (or
1.2 million people) in 2019.
? Among young adults aged 18 to 25, the percentage who
were past month alcohol users declined from 61.4 percent
(or 19.5 million people) in 2003 to 54.3 percent (or
18.3 million people) in 2019. The percentage who
were past month binge alcohol users declined from
39.0 percent (or 13.6 million people) in 2015 to
34.3 percent (or 11.6 million people) in 2019.
? Among people aged 12 to 20, the percentage who were
past month alcohol users declined from 28.8 percent
(or 10.7 million people) in 2002 to 18.5 percent (or
7.0 million people) in 2019. The percentage who
were past month binge alcohol users declined from
13.4 percent (or 5.1 million people) in 2015 to
11.1 percent (or 4.2 million people) in 2019, and the
percentage who were past month heavy alcohol users
declined from 3.3 percent (or 1.3 million people) in 2015
to 2.2 percent (or 825,000 people) in 2019.
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