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. 2019 Sep 12;13:1178221819869327. doi: 10.1177/1178221819869327

Table 3.

Drug abuse patient clinical characteristics*.

N = 63
Past abuse 21 (33%)
Current abuse 42 (67%)
Drug types (may be >1)**
 Cocaine 22 (30%)
 Opioids 23 (31%)
 Cannabinoids 22 (30%)
 Synthetic cannabinoids 0 (0%)
 Hallucinogens 2 (1%)
 Prescription and OTC 9 (4%)
 Benzodiazepines 14 (7%)
 Unknown drug 6 (5%)
 Other stimulant 6 (5%)
Admission reason (may be >1)
 Acute overdose 47% (72%)
 Respiratory failure 37 (57%)
 Seizure 7 (11%)
 Rhabdomyolysis 17 (27%)
 ICH 5 (8%)
 Other pulmonary complications of cocaine 3 (5%)
 Endocarditis/bacteremia 3 (5%)
 Cardiac arrhythmias 2 (3%)
 Acute Renal Failure 10 (15%)
 Anoxic brain injury 3 (5%)
 Other 16 (24%)
*

Some patients had combined alcohol- and drug-related admissions.

**

Based on urine toxicology and self-report.