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Table 1 Increased substance use after tsunami disaster stratified for gender

From: Exposure to the tsunami disaster, PTSD symptoms and increased substance use – an Internet based survey of male and female residents of Switzerland

 

All (N = 2269)

Women (N = 900)

Men (N = 1369)

Chi2

Increased use

n

%

n

%

n

%

 

Any substance

650

28.65

252

28.00

398

23.07

0.58

Pharmaceuticals

182

8.02

92

10.22

90

6.57

0.00

Alcohol

288

12.69

95

9.44

203

14.83

0.00

Cannabis

108

4.76

19

2.11

89

6.50

0.00

Tobacco

366

16.13

140

15.56

226

16.51

0.53

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