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Table 4 Illicit drugs reported by participants

From: Alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use amongst same-sex attracted women: results from the Western Australian Lesbian and Bisexual Women's Health and Well-Being Survey

Substance

LBW

National Women

Pvalue*

 

n

%

%

 

Cannabis

242

(26.4)

(8.3)

< 0.001

Meth/amphetamine

171

(18.6)

(2.5)

< 0.001

Ecstasy

164

(17.9)

(2.4)

< 0.001

Cocaine

60

(6.5)

(0.8)

< 0.001

Amyl nitrite (poppers)

39

(4.3)

n/a

 

LSD/hallucinogens

34

(3.7)

n/a

 

Dexamphetamine

17

(1.9)

n/a

 

Ketamine

9

(1.0)

n/a

 

Heroin

9

(1.0)

(0.1)

< 0.001

Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB)

8

(0.9)

n/a

 

Steroids (non-prescribed)

8

(0.9)

n/a

 

Other non-prescribed drug

21

(2.3)

n/a

 

Any illicit drug use

308

(33.6)

(12.5)

< 0.001

Any injecting drug use

32

(3.5)

(0.3)

< 0.001

  1. Notes: Illicit substances reported by LBW in the previous six months, and substance use reported by women in the national population as a whole in the previous 12 months in 2004 [21].
  2. Individuals who reported the use of either speed or crystal methamphetamine are combined in the meth/amphetamine category.
  3. * One-sample Z test.
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