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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Addict. 2016 Mar 15;25(3):215–220. doi: 10.1111/ajad.12363

Table 2. Medical Conditions Reported on the SCQ by Substance Use Disorder.

Disease All
(n=298)
n (%)
Cocaine Only
(n=175)
n (%)
Other Stimulant Only
(n=91)
n (%)
Cocaine Plus Other Stimulant
(n=32)
n (%)
χ2 p
Heart Disease 3 (1.0) 2 (1.1) 0 (0) 1 (1.1) 0.4 0.833
High Blood Pressure 34 (11.4) 29 (16.6) 1 (3.1) 4 (4.4) 11.2 0.004
Lung Disease 2 (0. 7) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (2.2) 4.6 0.101
Diabetes 13 (4.4) 11 (6.3) 0 (0) 2 (2.2) 4.0 0.133
Ulcer/Stomach Disease 11 (3.7) 5 (2.9) 1 (3.1) 5 (5.5) 1.2 0.548
Kidney Disease 1 (0.3) 1 (0.6) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0.7 0.703
Liver Disease 10 (3.4) 3 (1.7) 0 (0) 7 (7.7) 7.8 0.020
Chronic Blood Disease 20 (6.7) 9 (5.1) 4 (12.5) 7 (7.7) 2.5 0.281
Cancer 0 0 0 0 NA NA
Seizure Disorder 2 (0.7) 1 (0.6) 0 1 (1.1) 0.5 0.782
Other Neurological Disorder 3 (1.0) 3 (1.7) 0 0 2.1 0.345
Thyroid Disease 8 (2.7) 4 (2.3) 0 4 (4.4) 2.0 0.366
Degenerative Arthritis 7 (2.3) 5 (2.9) 1 (3.1) 1 (1.1) 0.9 0.637
Back Pain 39 (13.1) 27 (15.4) 3 (9.4) 9 (9.9) 2.0 0.359
Rheumatoid Arthritis 4 (1.3) 3 (1.7) 0 (0) 1 (1.1) 0.7 0.719
Other Disease 38 (12.8) 19 (10.9) 3 (9.4) 16 (17.6) 2.8 0.246