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. 2013 Jun 10;110(23-24):405–412. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2013.0405

Table 4. Data on other substance use by patients who have custody of children *1,*3.

Number of patients with custody of children Dispensing frequency p = (χ2)*4
134 Daily
n = 77
(57.5)
Non-daily (take home)
n = 57
(42.5)
Present use of other substances, overall*2 78 (58.2) 48 (62.3) 30 (52.6) 0.291
Of the overall number, those using multiple substances 25 (32.1) 16 (33.3) 9 (30.0) 0.504
Other substance use by substance type *2,*5
  • Benzodiazepines

  • Cocaine

  • Amphetamines

  • Cannabis

  • Alcohol

  • Heroin

  • Other


14 (10.4)
9 (6.7)
5 (3.7)
37 (27.6)
32 (23.9)
14 (10.4)
5 (3.7)
10 (13.0)
7 (9.1)
4 (5.2)
20 (26.0)
20 (26.0)
11 (14.3)
3 (3.9)

4 (7.0)
2 (3.5)
1 (1.8)
17 (29.8)
12 (21.1)
3 (5.3)
2 (3.5)

0.392
0.299
0.393
0.696
0.542
0.152
1.000

*1Data are given for other substance use by patients with custody of children for whom information as to dispensing frequency (daily or non-daily) is available

*2Question related to other substance use within the past 4 weeks

*3Data presented as n (%) unless otherwise stated

*4Subgroups for chi square test: other substance use reported versus denied

*5Multiple answers per patient possible. The relative percentages relate to the number of patients who gave information about other substance use: 134 overall, 77 with daily dispensing, 57 with non-daily dispensing (take home)