Table 2.

Drug classes found on toxicology testing among opioid-involved accidental and undetermined overdose fatalities in Rhode Island, June 2016–June 2019.

	Men (n=568)		Women (n=198)		Prevalence Ratio* (95%CI)	p-value
Drug Class	Count	Percent	Count	Percent
Opioids	568	100%	198	100%		N/A
Alcohols	213	38%	40	20%	0.56 (0.41 – 0.76)	<0.001
Benzodiazepines	121	21%	74	37%	1.83 (1.38 – 2.43)	<0.001
Cocaine	237	42%	76	38%	0.80 (0.64 – 1.01)	0.060
Amphetamines	51	9%	17	9%	1.26 (0.69 – 2.29)	0.449
Antipsychotics	34	6%	29	15%	2.29 (1.38 – 3.81)	0.001
Antidepressants	100	18%	75	38%	2.07 (1.55 – 2.77)	<0.001
Cannabinoids	164	29%	45	23%	0.76 (0.57 – 1.02)	0.096

^*Prevalence ratios compare women (numerator) to men (denominator)