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Table 4 Comparison between scoring of Addiction Intensity Scale in patients with different main problematic substance

From: Does type and number of used substances affect the severity of illness in patients with substance use disorders?

 

Main problematic substance

Heroin (n = 30)

Tramadol (n = 42)

Opium (n = 11)

Cannabis (n = 6)

Tramadol + benzo (n = 14)

Addiction Intensity

     

 Moderate

2 (6.7%)

9 (21.4%)

2 (18.2%)

3 (50%)

1 (7.1%)

 Severe

15 (50%)

25 (59.5%)

5 (45.5%)

2 (33.3%)

7 (50%)

 Catastrophic

12 (40%)

7 (16.7%)

4 (36.4%)

1 (16.7%)

5 (35.7%)

 Terminal

1 (3.3%)

1 (2.4%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (7.1%)

 P value

0.232

Comparison between pairs of substances

 

Heroin (n = 30)

Tramadol (n = 42)

Opium (n = 11)

Cannabis (n = 6)

Tramadol + benzo (n = 14)

 Heroin (n = 34)

 

0.062

0.770

0.077

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 Tramadol (n = 63)

  

0.537

0.326

0.238

 Opiate (n = 11)

   

0.548

0.922

 Cannabis (n = 55)

    

0.262

  1. Fisher exact test for qualitative data between the two groups
  2. *Significant difference at p value < 0.05