Table 3.
DSM-5 criteria for substance use disorders.
| Options | Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Substance Amount | I sometimes take the substance in larger amounts or over longer periods than I initially intended to | 36 (28.8%) |
| Tolerance | I have felt a need to increase the amount of the medication I use to get the same effect, or I feel that the same amount of medication I always take is not producing the same effect anymore. | 23 (18.4%) |
| Withdrawal | I feel depressed, irritable, tired, or shaky whenever I'm not using this medication, or I feel better once I retake the medication. | 46 (36.8%) |
| Craving and difficulty in stopping drug | I constantly desire/crave the medication or have tried unsuccessfully to cut down or control my use of these medications | 25 (20.0%) |
| Time spent to obtain and recover from the drug | I spend a lot of time and make a lot of effort to acquire this medication, use it or recover from its effect | 20 (16.0%) |
| Effect on major role obligations and social life | I have had to reduce some of my social or occupational activities because of the effects of this medication. | 8 (6.4%) |
| Physical and psychological effects | I have continued using this medication despite having a physical or psychological problem which is likely due to using it. | 10 (8.0%) |
| Neglected major roles to use; hazardous; social/interpersonal problems related to use | I neglected major roles; had social and interpersonal problems with its use, and continued using despite risky/hazardous situations | 0 (0%) |
| Deanxit Use Disorders | <2 | 80 (64.0%) |
| ≥2 | 45 (36.0%) | |
| Deanxit Use Disorder severity | Mild (2–3) | 29 (64.4%) |
| Moderate (4–5) | 12 (26.6%) | |
| Severe (≥6) | 4 (8.8%) |
Data are presented as numbers with percentages.