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Substance dependence: Which Medications Cause It? (633 Reports Across 56 Drugs)

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Substance dependence has been reported as an adverse event with 56 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 633 total reports. 71 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Substance dependence are OXYCODONE, COCAINE, and MORPHINE.

633
Total Reports
56
Drugs Involved
71
Deaths
123
Hospitalizations
34.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
39.4% / 60.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Substance dependence Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
OXYCODONE 256 0.1% 40 24 2
COCAINE 168 1.2% 22 21 1
MORPHINE 163 0.1% 24 11 1
DIAMORPHINE 126 1.4% 15 12 0
HYDROMORPHONE 123 0.2% 24 13 0
CANNABIS SATIVA SUBSP. INDICA TOP 96 1.1% 10 9 0
FENTANYL 91 0.1% 33 1 0
ALCOHOL 85 0.4% 11 10 0
METHAMPHETAMINE 83 1.0% 9 10 0
ALPRAZOLAM 75 0.2% 21 17 5
ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE 53 0.1% 10 13 0
DIACETYLMORPHINE 48 2.2% 5 1 1
METHADONE 44 0.2% 14 9 1
ARIPIPRAZOLE 36 0.1% 0 18 0
TRAMADOL 35 0.1% 1 6 1
ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE\OXYCODONE TEREPHTHALATE 33 0.3% 7 2 0
BUPRENORPHINE 33 0.0% 5 21 1
CODEINE 29 0.1% 3 0 1
QUETIAPINE 29 0.0% 1 14 7
ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE 25 0.0% 1 3 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Substance dependence

256 reports
168 reports
163 reports

Related Side Effects

Drug ineffective (1,049,718) Off label use (762,782) Death (660,423) Fatigue (599,248) Nausea (562,301) Diarrhoea (491,550) Pain (471,975) Headache (460,069) Dyspnoea (409,496) Dizziness (352,922)