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Table 3 Proportions of Alcohol and drug misuse attempted suicide vs. never attempted suicide

From: Prevalence of suicide attempt and associations with deliberate self-harm, mental health problems, drug misuse and traumatic experiences - a cross sectional survey of the Norwegian population

 

Attempted suicide (n=54)

Never attempted suicide (n=1703)

p-value

Alcohol

 Never

17. 0%

16. 1 %

 

 Sometimes

43.4 %

47.6 %

 

 Weekly or Daily

39.6 %

36.3 %

0.83

Cannabis/ Marihuana

 Never

74 %

92.5 %

 

 Sometimes

26.0 %

6.6 %

 

 Weekly or Daily

0.0 %

0.8 %

0.000

Sedatives (e.g diazepam)

 Never

65.3 %

92.4 %

 

 Sometimes

26.5 %

6.6 %

 

 Weekly or Daily

8.2 %

1.0 %

0.000

Strong pain killers (e.g. codeine)

 Never

42. 6 %

66.8 %

 

 Sometimes

38.9 %

30.1 %

 

 Weekly or Daily

18.5 %

3.1 %

0.000

Opiates (Heroine, Morphine)

 Never

87.8 %

97.8 %

 

 Sometimes

12.2 %

1.8 %

 

 Weekly or Daily

0.0 %

0.4 %

0.000

Stimulant drugs (Cocaine, amphetamine)

 Never

93.9 %

93.9 %

 

 Sometimes

6.1 %

2.2 %

 

 Weekly or Daily

0.0 %

0.1 %

0.20