Table 3.
Association of type of sedating medication and risk of lifetime and past-year non-fatal overdose
| Medication type | Lifetime Overdose OR (95%CI) |
p-value | Past-year Overdose OR (95%CI) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any opioid medication a | 2.31 (1.37, 3.90) | 0.002 | 2.23 (0.93, 5.35) | 0.07 |
| Any non-opioid sedating medication a | 1.18 (0.66, 2.13) | 0.57 | 1.99 (0.66, 5.94) | 0.22 |
| Any opioid agonist treatment medication b | 4.79 (2.53, 9.08) | <0.001 | 2.73 (1.20, 6.19) | 0.01 |
| Any opioid medication for pain b | 1.11 (0.59, 2.10) | 0.74 | 0.81 (0.27, 2.45) | 0.71 |
| Any non-opioid sedating medication b | 1.18 (0.66, 2.13) | 0.57 | 1.99 (0.66, 5.94) | 0.22 |
a
Results of one unadjusted logistic regression model that included ”any opioid medication” and “any non-opioid sedating medication”
b
Results of one unadjusted logistic regression model that included ”any opioid agonist treatment medication” (buprenorphine or methadone), “any opioid medication for pain (all other opioid medications) and any non-opioid sedating medication.