Age differences in heroin and prescription opioid abuse among enrolees into opioid treatment programs

Table 1 Opioid Treatment Program and Enrolee Characteristics

	N	%
Program Variables (n = 85)
U.S. Region
Northeast	21	24.71
Southeast	33	38.82
Midwest	14	16.47
West	17	20.00
Beale Urbanicity
Metro Area > 1 million	45	52.94
≥ 250k and < 1 million	25	29.41
< 250k	15	17.65
Enrolee Variables (n = 29114)
Age
16-19	679	2.33
20-25	6614	22.72
26-29	5074	17.43
30-49	7867	27.02
40-49	5760	19.78
50-59	2807	9.64
60-70	313	1.08
Interview Year^†
2005	6387	21.94
2006	6502	22.33
2007	4669	16.04
2008	5566	19.12
2009	5983	20.55
Prescription Only Past 30 Days	12495	42.92
Heroin Only Past 30 Days	8024	27.56
Prescription & Heroin Past 30 Days	8595	29.52

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