Table 2

Demographic and clinical characteristics of Patients with alcohol and drug use comorbidities

N (%)
Demographics and clinical characteristicsAll patients
(n=635)
Alcohol
(n=344)
Opioids
(n=62)
Stimulants
(n=163)
Cannabis
(n=319)
Age (years), mean (SD)39.0 (14.2)38.4 (13.4)34.3 (11.7)35.7 (11.1)34.2 (12.2)
Female308 (49)148 (43)22 (36)64 (39)130 (41)
Non-white race327 (52)184 (54)19 (31%)88 (54)186 (58)
Hispanic ethnicity102 (16)52 (15)3 (5)25 (15)51 (16)
Uninsured438 (69)234 (68)46 (74)119 (73)236 (74)
Preinjury unemployment255 (40)120 (38)31 (50)82 (51)120 (38%)
Education—at least some college195 (31)104 (30)16 (26)37 (23)71 (22)
Marital status—not married456 (72)241 (70)47 (76)133 (82)243 (76)
Intentional injury238 (38)137 (39)26 (42)80 (49)151 (47)
At least one prior inpatient hospitalization249 (33)137 (40)28 (45)66 (40)118 (37)
Intensive care unit377 (59)194 (56)40 (64)99 (61)174 (55)
Current tobacco use356 (56)218 (63)46 (74%)111 (68)196 (61)
Prior psychiatric diagnosis246 (39)128 (37)30 (48)68 (42)114 (36)
Number of medical comorbidities, mean (SD)2.3 (2.6)2.1 (2.4)2.4 (2.7)2.2 (2.6)2.0 (2.6)
Injury severity score, mean (SD)15.4 (11.0)14.8 (10.6)15.8 (11.1)15.2 (11.1)14.2 (10.9)