Table 4: Prevalence of substance abuse by legal status & Test of significance.
Substance Used | Refugees | Immigrants | Total (n = |
(n = 205) | (n = 145) | 350) | |
No. () | No. () | No. () | |
Drink Alcohol on his/her life*** | 46 (22.4) | 63 (43.4) | 109 (31.1) |
1- Street drugs*** | 20 (9.8) | 2 (1.4) | 22 (6.3) |
2- Sedatives drugs | 13 (6.3) | 5 (3.4) | 18 (5.1) |
3- Stimulants drugs | 6 (2.9) | 2 (1.4) | 8 (2.3) |
Used one or more of the substance Abuse** | 68 (33.2) | 68 (46.9) | 136 (38.9) |
Frequency substance used*** | |||
0 | 137 (66.8) | 77 (53.1) | 214 (61.1) |
1 | 56 (27.3) | 64 (44.1) | 120 (34.3) |
2 | 7 (3.4) | 4 (2.8) | 11 (3.1) |
3 | 5 (2.4) | 5 (1.4) |
1-Street drugs (Cocaine, Crack, Hallucinogens, Heroin, or Narcotics), 2- Sedatives (Any sedatives, Tranquilizers, or Pain killers for non-medical reasons) and 3- Stimulants drugs (Amphetamines or Inhalants such as Glue or Aerosol sprays). **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001.