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Table 3 Percentage of drug positivity among trauma patients during pre-COVID and COVID periods by drug categorya

From: Substance use in rural trauma patients admitted for motor vehicle injuries before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Drug category

Pre-COVID (N = 740)

COVID (N = 725)

p-value

N

%

N

%

Alcohol

123

16.6

126

17.4

0.700

Cannabinoids

154

20.8

182

25.1

0.051

Opioid

219

29.6

277

38.2

0.001

Stimulant

94

12.7

127

17.5

0.010

Depressant

117

15.8

107

14.8

0.576

  1. ap-values obtained via Chi-square tests
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Injury Epidemiology

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