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. 2020 Mar 17;63(10):572–576. doi: 10.11622/smedj.2020024

Table 3.

Cross-tabulation of lifetime prescription medicine misuse and lifetime recreational/NPS drug use.

Prescription drug class misuse Lifetime recreational drugs/NPS use

Yes No
Any prescription medicine

 Yes 24 43

 No 36 896

Any benzodiazepine

 Yes 16 22

 No 44 917

Any GABAergic

 Yes 8 7

 No 52 932

Any opioid

 Yes 16 27

 No 44 912

Stimulant (methylphenidate)

 Yes 6 6

 No 54 933

Any Z-drug

 Yes 7 4

 No 53 935

GABAergic: pertaining to or affecting the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid, NPS: novel psychoactive substances