DSM-5 substance use disorders among college-age young adults in the United States: Prevalence,remission and treatment |
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| Authors: | Brooke J. Arterberry Carol J. Boyd Brady T. West Ty S. Schepis Sean Esteban McCabe |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA;2. plius@umich.edu;4. Center for the Study of Drugs, Alcohol, Smoking and Health, School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA;5. Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA;6. Department of Psychology, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USA;7. Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA |
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| Abstract: | AbstractObjective: To determine the prevalence, remission, and treatment associated with DSM-5 substance use disorders (SUDs) among young adults based on college attendance. Participants: The population-based sample included 2,057 young adults aged 19–23 in college/school and 1,213 not currently attending college/school who participated from April 2012 through June 2013. Methods: Face-to-face interviews were conducted as part of a cross-sectional national survey. Results: The prevalence of any past-year DSM-5 SUD was 39.6% among young adults in college and 44.5% among those not attending college. Past-year tobacco use disorder and multiple DSM-5 SUDs were more prevalent among those not attending college. Among those with prior-to-past-year SUDs, abstinent remission was low among college (1.0%) and noncollege (1.9%) young adults. Conclusions: Approximately two in five U.S. college students had at least one past-year DSM-5 SUD. Sustained abstinent remission from SUDs is extremely rare (1–2%) and the majority of those with SUDs do not receive treatment. |
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| Keywords: | Alcohol DSM-5 epidemiology other drugs substance use disorder |
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