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Table 2 Prevalence of the different substances above the cut-off limit at the time of admittance to the hospital, and percentage under the influence (comparable to a BAC of 0.05 % or higher) at the time of injury among patients who have the different substances in blood above the cut-off limit, and mean score of points at the time of injury

From: Influence of alcohol and other substances of abuse at the time of injury among patients in a Norwegian emergency department

Substance

Prevalence n (%)

Influenced %

Mean score of points (95 % CI)

Alcohol

263 (26.4)

98.1

4.3 (4.1–4.5)

Medicinal drugs

163 (16.4)

47.2

4.3 (3.6–4.9)

 Benzodiazepines

97 (9.7)

70.1

4.6 (3.9–5.4)

  Diazepam

34 (3.4)

85.3

5.3 (4.2–6.3)

  Clonazepam

17 (1.7)

88.2

5.4 (4.5–6.5)

  Flunitrazepam

16 (1.6)

87.5

6.3 (4.6–8.0)

  Oxazepam

16 (1.6)

75.0

5.4 (3.6–7.3)

  Nitrazepam

12 (1.2)

83.3

3.5 (1.9–5.1)

  Alprazolam

7 (0.7)

100.0

6.4 (3.9–9.0)

  Zopiclone

35 (3.5)

40.0

2.4 (1.1–3.7)

  Zolpidem

6 (0.6)

100.0

4.0 (1.5–6.5)

 Opioids

44 (4.4)

40.9

4.3 (2.6–6.0)

  Codeine

34 (3.4)

23.5

1.4 (0.6–2.1)

  Morphine

11 (1.1)

81.8

6.6 (4.4–8.8)

  Methadone

6 (0.6)

40.9

8.3 (5.3-11-2)

Illicit drugs

82 (8.2)

79.3

4.75 (4.1–5.4)

 Tetrahydrocannabinol

58 (5.8)

81.0

4.3 (3.6–4.9)

aAmphetamines

18 (1.8)

88.9

5.6 (4.0–7.3)

 Cocaine

11 (1.1)

63.6

6.0 (4.5–7.5)

  1. a Amphetamine and/or methamphetamine