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The NSDUH Report , NSDUH11-0901 - September 1, 2011 - Illicit drug use among older adults : Findings from SAMHSA's 2007 to 2009 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (NSDUHs)
Paru le :
01/09/2011
Année
2011
Page(s) :
6 p.
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
9
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
ADULTE
;
PERSONNE AGEE
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
CANNABIS
;
PREVALENCE
;
MEDICAMENTS
;
AGE
;
SEXE
Résumé :
Presents estimates of past year use of illicit drugs among older adults, based on combined 2007 to 2009 data. Reports on type of drug and differences by age and gender, as well as the importance of targeting treatment and prevention efforts to this population.
- An estimated 4.8 million adults aged 50 or older, or 5.2 percent of adults in that age range, had used an illicit drug in the past year.
- Marijuana use was more common than nonmedical use of prescription-type drugs among adults aged 50 to 59 (5.9 vs. 3.6 percent), while nonmedical use of prescription-type drugs was as common as use of marijuana among adults aged 60 or older (1.2 vs. 1.1 percent).
- Marijuana use was more common than nonmedical use of prescription-type drugs among males aged 50 or older (4.7 vs. 2.5 percent); rates of marijuana use and nonmedical use of prescription-type drugs were similar among females aged 50 or older (1.9 and 2.1 percent, respectively).
- An estimated 4.8 million adults aged 50 or older, or 5.2 percent of adults in that age range, had used an illicit drug in the past year.
- Marijuana use was more common than nonmedical use of prescription-type drugs among adults aged 50 to 59 (5.9 vs. 3.6 percent), while nonmedical use of prescription-type drugs was as common as use of marijuana among adults aged 60 or older (1.2 vs. 1.1 percent).
- Marijuana use was more common than nonmedical use of prescription-type drugs among males aged 50 or older (4.7 vs. 2.5 percent); rates of marijuana use and nonmedical use of prescription-type drugs were similar among females aged 50 or older (1.9 and 2.1 percent, respectively).
Affiliation :
USA