From: Treatment for illegal drug use disorders: the role of comorbid mood and anxiety disorders
 | Total study population (n = 1114) | Untreated study population (n = 764) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Treated (n = 350) | Not treated (n = 764) | P-value | Perceived unmet need for treatment (n = 127) | No unmet need for treatment (n = 637) | P-value |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 64.7 | 60.9 | 0.32 | 61.6 | 57.5 | 0.48 |
Female | 35.3 | 39.1 | 38.4 | 42.5 | Â | |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
18-34 | 36.0 | 46.5 | 0.08 | 49.0 | 33.1 | 0.09 |
35-54 | 54.3 | 47.0 | 44.4 | 60.7 | Â | |
≥55 | 9.7 | 6.5 |  | 6.6 | 6.2 |  |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<High school | 14.4 | 16.5 | 0.39 | 16.7 | 15.4 | 0.93 |
≥ High school | 85.6 | 83.5 | 83.3 | 84.6 |  | |
Family income | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
$10 000–19,000 | 30.3 | 25.0 | 0.44 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 0.99 |
≥$20 000 | 69.7 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 75.0 |  | |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Married | 51.0 | 45.6 | 0.16 | 44.5 | 51.4 | 0.29 |
Not married | 49.0 | 54.4 | 55.5 | 48.6 | Â | |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
White | 75.9 | 69.7 | 0.32 | 69.5 | 79.9 | 0.19 |
Black | 10.3 | 10.8 | 9.9 | 15.2 | Â | |
Other | 13.8 | 19.5 | Â | 20.6 | 38.8 | Â |
Type of illegal drug used | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Cannabis | 50.6 | 48.0 | 0.73 | 53.9 | 42.0 | 0.06 |
Cocaine | 45.5 | 30.6 | 0.0003 | 27.8 | 45.2 | 0.003 |
Heroin | 7.6 | 2.6 | 0.008 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.99 |
Tranquilizers | 15.8 | 8.2 | 0.006 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 0.78 |
Opioids | 20.7 | 17.6 | 0.35 | 17.9 | 15.8 | 0.66 |
Amphetamine | 25.2 | 19.3 | 0.08 | 17.7 | 28.2 | 0.03 |
Sedatives | 13.2 | 8.9 | 0.08 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 0.89 |
Hallucinogens | 12.1 | 8.9 | 0.23 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 0.99 |
Inhalants/Solvents | 2.73 | 1.4 | 0.28 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.59 |
Psychiatric profile | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Illegal drug use disorder + neither mood nor anxiety disorder | 18.7 | 22.0 | 0.28 | 24.3 | 10.2 | 0.004 |
Illegal drug use disorder + mood disorders only | 20.9 | 21.3 | 0.88 | 21.8 | 18.7 | 0.49 |
Illegal drug use disorder + anxiety disorders only | 8.9 | 13.1 | 0.10 | 12.6 | 15.4 | 0.53 |
Illegal drug use disorder + mood and anxiety disorder | 51.6 | 43.6 | 0.03 | 41.3 | 55.7 | 0.02 |