SOWK 648

PP-15 Statistics For 12 – 18 Years

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2019). Key substance use and
mental health indicators in the United States: Results from the 2018 National Survey on Drug
Use and Health (HHS Publication No. SMA 18-5068, NSDUH Series H-53). Rockville, MD:
Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration. Retrieved from https://www. samhsa.gov/data/
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Results from the 2013 National
Survey on Drug Use and Health: Mental Health Findings, NSDUH Series H-49, HHS
Publication No. (SMA) 14-4887. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration, 2014.

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SUBSTANCE USE AND
ADOLESCENTS
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The brain continues to develop through early adulthood. Mature brain regions at each
developmental stage are indicated in blue. The prefrontal cortex (red circles), which
governs judgment and self-control, is the last part of the brain to mature.
Source: PNAS 101:8174–8179, 2004.

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Figure 6. Number of Emergency Department (ED) Visits for Drug Misuse
or Abuse on a Typical Day for Patients Aged 12 to 17, by Selected Types of
Drugs: 2011 DAWN

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MAJOR DEPRESSIVE EPISODES
AND ADOLESCENTS
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 Major Depressive Episode (MDE) and MDE with Severe Impairment
in the Past Year among Youths Aged 12 to 17: 2004 - 2019

 Note: Youth respondents with unknown past year MDE data or unknown impairment data were excluded.
FFR1.52

Substance Use among Youths Aged 12 to 17, by Past Year Major Depressive
Episode (MDE) Status: 2019

+ Difference between this estimate and the estimate for youths without MDE is statistically significant at the .05 level.
Note: Youth respondents with unknown MDE data were excluded.
FFR1.52

Past Year Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Major Depressive Episode
(MDE) among Youths Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Millions, 2019

Note: Youth respondents with unknown MDE data were excluded.

Figure 75. Receipt of Mental Health Services and Specialty Substance Use
Treatment in the Past Year among Youths Aged 12 to 17 with Past Year
Major Depressive Episode and Substance Use Disorder: 2015-2019

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