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Table 4 Percentage of drug positivity among injured drivers and passengers 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

Drivers (N = 1051)

Passengers (N = 204)

Pre-COVID (N = 471)

COVID (N = 580)

Pre-COVID (N = 89)

COVID (N = 115)

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Alcohol

73

15.5

101

17.4

12

13.5

21

18.3

Cannabinoids

94

20.0

139

24.0

20

22.5

33

28.7

Opioid

137

29.1

214

36.9*

27

30.3

50

43.5

Stimulant

66

14.0

93

16.0

14

15.7

23

20.0

Depressant

78

16.6

89

15.3

13

14.6

12

10.4

  1. ap values obtained via Chi-square tests. Asterix (*) denotes p ≤ 0.05