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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Addict Med. 2017 Jan-Feb;11(1):3–9. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000260

Table 1. Polysubstance use disorders among patients with the three most common substance use disorders.

Alcohol Use Disorders Cannabis Use Disorders Opioid Use Disorders Any SUD




Variable n = 26,220 n = 6,787 n = 5,710 n = 45,461
SUD —%
 Alcohol - 32.3 21.6 57.6
 Cannabis 8.3 - 12.5 14.9
 Opioid 4.7 10.5 - 12.5
 Amphetamine 3.4 9.3 6.2 5.8
 Cocaine 3.2 6.2 3.9 3.5
 Barbiturate 1.6 2.9 9.5 2.1
 Hallucinogen 0.1 0.8 0.3 0.2
Polysubstance use disorder —%
 >1 SUD 83.7 55.1 63.3 68.5
 >2 SUD 12.1 31.8 23.2 9.5

Note. SUD = substance use disorder. SUD diagnoses are not mutually exclusive therefore, between-group comparisons cannot be made.