Table 3 Association between unemployment rate and substance abuse treatment admissions in economic recessions

Opiates

\( \hat{\beta} \)

−0.008

0.058

0.010

SE(\( \hat{\beta} \))

0.010

0.103

0.010

p-value

0.43

0.57

0.67

Cocaine

\( \hat{\beta} \)

−0.039

0.049

0.029

SE(\( \hat{\beta} \))

0.049

0.112

0.016

p-value

< 0.01

0.66

0.07

Alcohol

\( \hat{\beta} \)

0.010

0.015

0.014

SE(\( \hat{\beta} \))

0.008

0.082

0.012

p-value

0.20

0.86

0.24

Marijuana/hashish

\( \hat{\beta} \)

−0.012

−0.006

0.019

SE(\( \hat{\beta} \))

0.010

0.104

0.015

p-value

0.22

0.96

0.20

Stimulants

\( \hat{\beta} \)

−0.085

−0.214

0.043

SE(\( \hat{\beta} \))

0.012

0.127

0.018

p-value

< 0.01

0.09

0.02

Other drugs

\( \hat{\beta} \)

0.041

0.178

−0.01

SE(\( \hat{\beta} \))

0.012

0.125

0.020

p-value

< 0.01

0.16

0.50