Table 1.
Lifetime and Current Comorbidity of Substance Use Disorders among Individuals with OCD (N=323)
| Lifetime N (%) | Current N (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total2 | Abuse | Dependence | Total2 | Abuse | Dependence | |
| Any Substance Use Disorder1 | 87 (26.9) | 36 (11.1) | 65 (20.1) | 17 (5.3) | 3 (1.0) | 14 (4.3) |
| Alcohol Use Disorder | 77 (23.8) | 24 (7.4) | 53 (16.4) | 13 (4.0) | 3 (1.0) | 10 (3.2) |
| Drug Use Disorder | 46 (14.2) | 16 (4.9) | 30 (9.28) | 4 (1.2) | 1 (<1.0) | 1 (<1.0) |
| Cannabis | 17 (5.3) | 9 (2.8) | 8 (2.5) | 3 (1.0) | 1 (<1.0) | 2 (1.0) |
| Cocaine | 12 (3.7) | 2 (1.0) | 10 (3.1) | 2 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.0) |
| Opioid | 5 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (1.5) | 4 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (4.2) |
| Sedatives/anxiolytics | 3 (1.0) | 3 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.0) |
| Polydrug | 6 (1.9) | 2 (1.0) | 4 (1.2) | 1 (<1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (<1.0) |
| Other drug3 | 2 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
1
Diagnoses based on the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-Patient version. Nicotine and caffeine use were not assessed.
2
Total number meeting criteria for any substance use disorders does not add up to a sum of abuse and dependence because some participants met criteria for both alcohol and drug use disorders.
3
Other drugs included stimulants and hallucinogens.