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. 2018 Jun 13;361:k2270. doi: 10.1136/bmj.k2270

Table 1.

Estimated yearly percentage point change in share of total drug sales represented by each drug category* and according to region of origin

Variables Prescription drugs Illicit opioids
Sedatives Opioids Steroids Stimulants Other
Within US
Before change:
 β coefficient 4.468 2.383 −0.789 1.914 −5.904 10.027
 SE 2.955 4.002 1.080 2.106 5.585 4.899
 P value 0.13 0.55 0.47 0.36 0.29 <0.05
After change:
 β coefficient 0.797 3.946 −0.166 −0.197 0.948 −4.185
 SE 0.937 1.269 0.343 0.668 0.618 2.042
 P value 0.40 <0.01 0.63 0.77 0.13 <0.05
Outside US
Before change
 β coefficient 1.725 1.598 0.300 −0.460 0.456 5.242
 SE 3.419 1.323 0.871 1.015 0.515 1.789
 P value 0.61 0.23 0.73 0.65 0.38 <0.001
After change:
 β coefficient −1.496 −0.162 −0.235 0.218 −0.166 −0.679
 SE 0.898 0.348 0.229 0.267 0.204 0.470
 P value 0.10 0.64 0.31 0.42 0.42 0.15
*

Coefficients were estimated on a daily percentage rate basis and converted to a rate over a full year (multiplying by 365) to aid interpretation.