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Table 2 Prevalences and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of lifetime substance use disorders among young adults in Finland (n = 605)a

From: Prevalence and correlates of alcohol and other substance use disorders in young adulthood: A population-based study

 

Males

 

Females

 

Total

 
 

%

(95% CI)

%

(95% CI)

%

(95% CI)

Any substance* abuse/dependence

20.9

(16.5-26.1)

7.4

(4.9-10.9)

14.2

(11.6-17.4)

Alcohol abuse/dependence

19.8

(15.6-24.8)

6.3

(4.1-9.6)

13.1

(10.5-16.2)

   Abuse

11.6

(8.4-15.6)

3.4

(1.8-6.2)

7.6

(5.7-10.0)

   Dependence

8.2

(5.7-11.7)

2.9

(1.6-5.3)

5.6

(4.0-7.7)

Cannabis abuse/dependence

2.7

(1.4-5.3)

0.7

(0.2-2.4)

1.7

(1.0-3.1)

   Abuse

1.4

(0.6-3.5)

0.6

(0.1-2.3)

1.0

(0.5-2.1)

   Dependence

1.3

(0.5-3.4)

0.2

(0.0-1.2)

0.7

(0.3-1.8)

Amphetamine abuse/dependence

1.9

(0.9-4.0)

1.0

(0.3-3.1)

1.5

(0.8-2.7)

   Abuse

0.2

(0.0-1.5)

0

 

0.1

(0.0-0.8)

   Dependence

1.7

(0.7-3.8)

1.0

(0.3-3.1)

1.3

(0.7-2.6)

Opioid abuse/dependence

1.3

(0.5-3.4)

0.7

(0.2-2.7)

1.0

(0.4-2.2)

   Abuse

0

 

0

 

0

 

   Dependence

1.3

(0.5-3.4)

0.7

(0.2-2.7)

1.0

(0.4-2.2)

Sedative abuse/dependence

1.6

(0.7-3.9)

0

 

0.8

(0.3-2.0)

   Abuse

0.7

(0.2-2.6)

0

 

0.3

(0.1-1.4)

   Dependence

0.9

(0.3-2.9)

0

 

0.5

(0.2-1.5)

Other substance abuse/dependence

1.6

(0.7-3.6)

0

 

0.8

(0.4-1.8)

Polysubstance dependence

1.1

(0.4-3.1)

0.9

(0.3-2.8)

1.0

(0.5-2.2)

Drug abuse/dependence

6.8

(4.4-10.2)

2.0

(0.9-4.2)

4.4

(3.1-6.3)

  1. a Calculated using expansion weights
  2. * Excluding tobacco