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. 2024 Jul 2;16(7):e63692. doi: 10.7759/cureus.63692

Table 8. Composite Addiction Severity Index version 6 scores in various domains of complication in the context of prohibition in substance users.

Statistical significance was determined using Z scores and p-values. *P<0.05 considered statistically significant

SD: standard deviation

Variables Pre-prohibition, mean (SD) Post-prohibition, mean (SD) Z score P-value*
Medical 0.365 (0.123) 0.269 (0.086) 2.121 0.006
Employment/support status 0.435 (0.098) 0.329 (0.093) 1.096 0.027
Alcohol -- --   --
Drug 0.509 (0.183) 0.765 (0.167) 3.328 0.008
Legal 0.285 (0.087) 0.198 (0.137) 1.987 0.034
Family/social 0.643 (0.183) 0.342 (0.076) 0.980 0.029
Psychiatric 0.542 (0.096) 0.442 (0.139) 1.009 0.054