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Table 3 Prevalence of alcohol and drugs in the roadside surveys in Finnmark and South-Eastern Norway

From: Associations between psychoactive substance use and sensation seeking behavior among drivers in Norway

Substance

Prevalence Finnmark (%)

Prevalence south-east Norway (%)

P

Total

Alcohol (ethanol)

0.2

0.3

n.s.

0.3

Male

0.3

0.4

n.s.

0.4

Female

0

0.1

n.s.

0.04

< 40

0.2

0.3

n.s.

0.3

≥ 40

0.3

0.3

n.s.

0.3

Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)

1.2

1.4

n.s.

1.4

Male

1.8

1.8

n.s.

1.8

Female

0.0

0.7

0.013

0.4

< 40

2.0

2.9

n.s.

2.5

≥ 40

0.7

0.6

n.s.

0.6

Stimulants

0.7

0.6

n.s.

0.6

Male

0.7

0.8

n.s.

0.8

Female

0.5

0.2

n.s.

0.3

< 40

0.9

1.2

n.s.

1.1

≥ 40

0.5

0.3

n.s.

0.3

Benzodiazepines and/or z-hypnotics

1.9

2.1

n.s.

2.0

Male

1.6

1.3

n.s.

1.4

Female

2.4

3.6

n.s.

3.2

< 40

0.7

0.6

n.s.

0.7

≥ 40

2.6

2.9

n.s.

2.8

Other

0.7

0.5

n.s.

0.6

Male

0.6

0.5

n.s.

0.5

Female

0.8

0.6

n.s.

0.6

< 40

0.2

0.2

n.s.

0.2

≥ 40

0.9

0.7

n.s.

0.7

Polydrug

0.6

0.6

n.s

0.6

Male

0.8

0.6

n.s

0.7

Female

0.1

0.7

0.046

0.5

< 40

0.6

0.7

n.s

0.7

≥ 40

0.6

0.5

n.s

0.5