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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Addict. 2011 Mar 8;20(3):220–227. doi: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2011.00118.x

TABLE 1.

Endorsement of Lifetime NODS Items by Study Participants

Variable Label Lifetime Items Total % Low-Risk (NODS=0) % At-Risk (NODS=1–2) % Problem (NODS=3–4) % Pathological (NODS=5+) %
(N) (375) (14) (52) (81) (228)
NODS1 Preoccupation1 64.5 --- 19.2 49.4 84.2
NODS2 Preoccupation2 58.1 --- 11.5 33.3 81.1
NODS3 Tolerance 52.5 --- 11.5 30.9 72.8
NODS4 Dependence Gate 74.1 28.6 53.8 67.9 83.8
NODS5 Withdrawal 44.8 --- 3.8 16.0 67.3
NODS6 Control Gate (Failed to Stop) 51.8 7.1 19.6 32.5 68.6
NODS7 Control (3+ times) 45.2 --- 10.0 25.0 63.5
NODS8 Escape1 55.5 --- 19.2 34.6 74.4
NODS9 Escape2 52.5 --- 13.5 34.6 71.1
NODS10 Chasing 78.9 --- 40.4 79.0 92.5
NODS11 Lying Gate 68.8 21.4 32.7 58.0 83.7
NODS12 Lying (3+ times) 59.9 --- 17.3 42.0 79.7
NODS13 Illegal Acts 34.4 --- 1.9 4.9 54.4
NODS14 Risked Relationships1 (Friends/Family) 29.6 --- 11.5 29.6 35.7
NODS15 Risked Relationships2 (School) 8.8 --- 1.9 4.9 12.3
NODS16 Risked Relationships3 (Work) 21.6 --- 1.9 3.7 33.8
NODS17 Bailout 48.8 --- 7.7 22.2 70.6
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