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Table 2 Patterns of change in alcohol, drug and cigarette use among persons with psychosis at 1 1/2 years follow-up.

From: Risky use of alcohol, drugs and cigarettes in a psychosis unit: a 1 1/2 year follow-up of stability and changes after initial screening

 

Status at follow-up

Status at baseline

No/low risky use

Risky use

Alcohol use

Abstinence

Non- hazardous use

Hazardous/harmful use

Heavy abuse

Dependence

No/low risky use

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Abstinence, n = 49

38

78

11

22

0

0

0

0

0

0

Non-hazardous use, n = 95

19

20

68

72

7

7

1

1

0

0

Risky use

          

Hazardous use, n = 19

0

0

7

37

10

53

2

11

0

0

Heavy abuse, n = 6

1

17

0

0

1

17

1

17

3

50

Dependence, n = 9

2

22

2

22

2

22

2

22

1

11

Drug use

Abstinence

Non- hazardous use

Drug-related problems

    
 

n

%

n

%

n

%

    

Abstinence, n = 149

141

95

6

4

2

1

    

Non-hazardous use, n = 4

2

50

1

25

1

25

    

Drug-related problems, n = 17

12

71

0

0

5

29

    

Cigarette use

Non-smoking

  

Smoking

    
 

n

%

  

n

%

    

Non-smoking, n = 92

77

84

  

15

16

    

Smoking, n = 94

13

14

  

81

86