TABLE 6.

Suicidal Ideation and Lifetime Drug History of SARA/ERSA Sample (N = 989)

	Male (N =673) suicidal ideation			Female (N= 316) suicidal ideation
Lifetime history of illicit drug use	Negative	Positive	pValue	Negative	Positive	pValue
No cocaine or opiates	12%	6%	NS	8%	9%	NS
Cocaine only	39%	35%	NS	43%	34%	0.095
Opiates only	6%	3%	0.072	6%	9%	NS
Both cocaine and opiates	43%	56%	0.001	43%	48%	NS
DSM-III-R cocaine abuse or dependence	66%	74%	0.032	72%	66%	NS
DSM-III-R opiates abuse or dependence	24%	28%	NS	25%	32%	NS