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Table 3 Substance Use data in Dual Diagnosis (DD) and Substance Use Dependence (SUD) patients

From: Health-related quality of life in patients with dual diagnosis: clinical correlates

Substance use data

DD (N = 35)

SUD (N = 35)

Type of intake

  

 One substance

25.7%

20%

 Two substances

25.9%

22.9%

 Polydrug use

48.4%

57.1%

Number of substances used

2.80 ± 1.79

3.14 ± 1.53

Substance Abuse/Dependencea

  

Cocaine

100%

100%

Cannabis

54.3%

48.6%

Alcohol

71.4%

68.6%

Ecstasy

28.6%

25.7%

Hallucinogens

17.1%

14.3%

Opioids

22.9%

28.6%

Sedatives

5.7%

2.9%

Months of abstinence

13.41 ± 14.31

9.14 ± 5.07

Number of relapses

1.35 ± 2.52

0.54 ± 1.03

Age of intake onset (yr)

19.82 ± 7.32

20.00 ± 8.27

Mean duration of SUD (yr)

16.85 ± 7.32

15.60 ± 7.16

  1. a Percentages will not equal 100 as each participant may take more than one substance of abuse.