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Table 3 Positive screening of prescribed prescription drugs between sexes

From: Challenges in detecting and diagnosing substance use in women in the acute psychiatric department: a naturalistic cohort study

Variable

Women

Men

Positive screening prescription drugs

Non- prescribed (% of positive tests)

Positive screening prescription drugs

Non- prescribed (% of positive tests)

At least one of the following

90 (48.4%)

38 (43.7%)

88 (43.4%)

33 (36.3%)

Benzodiazepine derivatives

59 (31.7%)

25 (42.4%)

60 (30.3%)

25 (41.6%)

Zopiclone

23 (12.4%)

9 (39.1%)

17 (8.6%)

4 (23.5%)

Morphine

3 (1.6%)

1 (33.3%)

2 (1%)

-

Codeine

5 (2.7%)

3 (60%)

6 (3%)

1 (16.6%)

Methadone

-

-

3 (1.5%)

3 (100)

  1. ()% within sex and within positive tests