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Table 7 Associations between opioid use and concerns (n = 204)

From: Interests and concerns regarding medical marijuana among chronic pain patients in Ohio: an online survey

 

Opioid use

 

Yes

N (%)

No

N (%)

Overdose

 0

84 (65.1%)

52 (69.3%)

 1

27 (20.9%)

8 (10.7%)

 2

11 (8.5%)

9 (12.0%)

 3

4 (3.1%)

6 (8.0%)

 4

2 (1.6%)

0 (0.0%)

 5

1 (0.8%)

0 (0.0%)

p = 0.813, Kendall’s tau = 0.016

Addiction

 0

77 (59.7%)

44 (58.7%)

 1

26 (20.2%)

13 (17.3%)

 2

10 (7.8%)

10 (13.3%)

 3

8 (6.2%)

6 (8.0%)

 4

7 (5.4%)

1 (1.3%)

 5

1 (0.8%)

1 (1.3%)

p = 0.864, Kendall’s tau = −0.011

Disapproval

 0

95 (73.6%)

53 (70.7%)

 1

14 (10.9%)

10 (13.3%)

 2

8 (6.2%)

7 (9.3%)

 3

4 (3.1%)

3 (4.0%)

 4

7 (5.4%)

2 (2.7%)

 5

1 (0.8%)

0 (0.0%)

p = 0.760, Kendall’s tau = −0.02

Affordability

 0

8 (6.2%)

6 (8.0%)

 1

10 (7.8%)

8 (10.7%)

 2

24 (18.6%)

12 (16.0%)

 3

37 (28.7%)

21 (28.0%)

 4

30 (23.3%)

17 (22.7%)

 5

20 (15.5%)

11 (14.7%)

p = 0.667, Kendall’s tau = 0.027

Side effects

 0

37 (28.7%)

28 (33.7%)

 1

31 (24.0%)

15 (20.0%)

 2

18 (14.0%)

12 (16.0%)

 3

26 (20.2%)

12 (16.0%)

 4

11 (8.5%)

7 (9.3%)

 5

6 (4.7%)

1 (1.3%)

p = 0.230, Kendall’s tau = 0.075

Driving

 0

33 (25.6%)

20 (26.7%)

 1

25 (19.4%)

15 (20.0%)

 2

16 (12.4%)

10 (13.3%)

 3

17 (13.2%)

14 (18.7%)

 4

21 (16.3%)

12 (16.0%)

 5

17 (13.2%)

4 (5.3%)

p = 0.426, Kendall’s tau = 0.048