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. 2019 Jan 31;9:100166. doi: 10.1016/j.abrep.2019.100166

Table 4.

Substances that transgender youth reported use according to justification.

Substance Substance use to…
… deal with gender-related stress
... deal with general stress
... recreational purposes
p
54


22


37


N % 95% CI N % 95% CI N % 95% CI
Cannabis 31 57.41 48.290–66.52 15 68.18 48.72–87.64 17 45.95 29.89–62.00 .237a
Mushrooms 0 0.00 0-0 1 4.55 4.16–13.25 0 0.00 0.00–0.00 .124a
Cocaine 3 5.56 1.33-9.78 3 13.64 0.70–27.98 2 5.41 1.88–12.69 .409a
LSD 3 5.56 1.33-9.78 2 9.09 2.92–21.10 0 0.00 0–0 .222a
Fentanyl 0 0.00 0.00–0.00 0 0.00 0.00–0.00 1 2.70 2.52–7.93 .355a
Other pain medication besides fentanyl 13 24.07 16.19–31.96 6 27.27 8.66–45.88 15 40.54 24.72–56.36 .231a
Sedatives or tranquilizers 12 22.22 14.56–29.89 2 9.09 2.92–21.10 1 2.70 2.52–7.93 .021a
ADHD medicationsa 6 11.11 5.32–16.91 0 0.00 0–0 1 2.70 2.52–7.93 .107a
Huffing gas and other solvents 1 1.85 0.63–4.34 1 4.55 4.16–13.25 0 0.00 0–0 .440a
Other drugs 5 9.26 3.91–14.60 3 13.64 0.70–27.98 4 10.81 0.81–20.82 .853a

Note. Sample size varied according to the question because participants had the possibility to skip sections of the survey. Bold = p < .05.

a

Chi-square test.