Research Article
Receipt of Prescribed Controlled Substances by Adolescents and Young Adults Prior to Presenting for Opiate Dependence Treatment
Table 2
Likelihood of filling prescriptions for specific drug classes by gender, type of opiate dependence, and age.
| Characteristic | Opiate | Other analgesic | Benzodiazepine | Stimulant |
| Gender: | | | | | % of females who filled each drug class | 58.1 | 29.7 | 24.3a | 10.8 | % of males who filled each drug class | 49.0 | 17.6 | 9.8a | 15.7 | Type of opiate dependence: | | | | | % of Rx opiate-only dependents who filled each drug class | 67.4 | 21.7 | 23.9 | 17.4 | % of heroin + Rx opiate dependents who filled each drug class
| 48.2 | 37.0 | 18.5 | 3.7 | % of heroin-only dependents who filled each drug class | 46.2 | 21.2 | 13.5 | 13.5 | Mean age by receipt of specific drug class:
| | | | | Yes | 18.8b | 19.3b | 18.9
| 17.2b | No | 18.1b | 18.2b | 18.4 | 18.7b |
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