Table 3.
History of any OD (n=553) | OD involved Alcohol only (n=251) | OD involved Opiates or Sedatives (n=175) | OD involved Stimulants (n=121) | Severe OD b (n=287) | |
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N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Symptoms Experienced | |||||
Nausea/vomiting | 416 (75%) | 225 (89%)* | 119 (68%)*^ | 91 (75%)^ | 223 (78%) |
Loss of consciousness | 194 (35%) | 66 (26%)* | 88 (50%)*^ | 61 (50%)*^ | 194 (68%) |
Blacked out | 285 (52%) | 127 (51%) | 107 (61%)*^ | 80 (66%)*^ | 197 (69%) |
Awake, but no memory of what happened | 235 (43%) | 112 (45%) | 80 (46%) | 62 (51%)* | 159 (55%) |
Difficulty breathing/stopped breathing | 110 (20%) | 28 (11%)* | 50 (29%)*^ | 48 (40%)*^ | 110 (38%) |
Skin turned blue or pale | 44 (8%) | 12 (5%)* | 24 (14%)*^ | 20 (16%)*^ | 44 (15%) |
Collapsed | 120 (22%) | 39 (15%)* | 56 (32%)*^ | 44 (36%)*^ | 120 (42%) |
Could not be awakened | 127 (23%) | 46 (18%)* | 62 (35%)*^ | 38 (31%)*^ | 127 (44%) |
Heartbeat was too fast or too slow | 164 (30%) | 56 (22%)* | 63 (36%)*^ | 64 (53%)*^ | 126 (44%) |
Had a heart attack | 13 (2%) | 3 (1%) | 6 (3%) | 8 (7%)* | 13 (4%) |
Had convulsions | 34 (6%) | 8 (3%)* | 20 (11%)* | 18 (15%)* | 34 (12%) |
Had fever or felt too cold | 97 (18%) | 32 (13%)* | 43 (25%)*^ | 38 (31%)*^ | 81 (28%) |
Had hallucinations | 73 (13%) | 21 (8%)* | 28 (16%)^ | 36 (30%)*^ | 58 (20%) |
Was shaking | 153 (28%) | 57 (23%)* | 65 (37%)*^ | 49 (40%)*^ | 114 (40%) |
None of these | 36 (6%) | 5 (2%)* | 7 (4%) | 4 (3%) | 1 (0.3%) |
p < 0.05 for comparison between those in each group and all others with a history of OD
p < 0.05 for comparison between OD involved alcohol only and OD involved opiates/sedatives or OD involved stimulants, not tested if any cell n < 10. OD involved Opiates or Sedatives and OD involved Stimulants not compared because they were not mutually exclusive.
No tests conducted in this category because the category was defined by the symptoms measure.