Table II.
Comorbid Chronic Condition | Prescriptions for Narcotic Drugs, Mean |
% of Narcotic Users,* (n = 6171) |
---|---|---|
Congestive heart failure | 7.2 | 1 |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 6.9 | 3 |
Anxiety | 6.1 | 6 |
Ulcer | 6.1 | 1 |
Arthritis | 5.8 | 14 |
Depression | 5.4 | 10 |
Osteoporosis | 4.8 | 1 |
Arrhythmia | 4.7 | 3 |
Asthma | 4.4 | 7 |
Coronary artery disease | 4.1 | 5 |
Cancer | 4.1 | 2 |
Hypertension | 3.8 | 23 |
Diabetes | 3.6 | 10 |
Some patients had >1 comorbid condition; therefore, comorbid conditions were not mutually exclusive. Nondisease conditions such as injury and pregnancy were excluded.