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Table 2 Mean number of days of monthly substance use the last 3 months reported at baseline

From: The effects of motivational interviewing on patients with comorbid substance use admitted to a psychiatric emergency unit - a randomised controlled trial with two year follow-up

 

Intervention group (n = 67)

Control group (n = 68)

 

AnsweredaN

Number of days, mean(SD)

Any use N (%)

AnsweredaN

Number of days, mean(SD)

Any use N (%)

Alcohol

60

10.4 (9.4)

55 (91.7)

57

10.1 (8.3)

55 (96.5)

Amphetamine

67

1.4 (5.3)

11 (16.4)

66

1.0 (3.6)

15 (22.7)

Benzodiazepines

63

2.4 (5.6)

17 (27.0)

59

1.6 (5.6)

9 (15.3)

Cannabinoids

67

5.1 (9.7)

27 (40.3)

66

3.0 (7.3)

18 (27.2)

Ecstasy

66

0.0 (0.4)

0 (0.0)

64

0.1 (0.4)

4 (6.3)

Opioids

66

1.7 (6.3)

7 (10.6)

64

1.1 (5.3)

8 (12.5)

Main substanceb

67

13.6 (10.7)

 

66

11.7 (9.9)

 
  1. a Number of patients answering the questionnaire about the actual substance.
  2. b The substance most frequently used.