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Substance use: Which Medications Cause It? (1,388 Reports Across 133 Drugs)

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Substance use has been reported as an adverse event with 133 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,388 total reports. 135 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Substance use are COCAINE, SODIUM OXYBATE, and METHADONE.

1,388
Total Reports
133
Drugs Involved
135
Deaths
514
Hospitalizations
35.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
38.5% / 61.5%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Substance use Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
COCAINE 142 1.0% 14 87 17
SODIUM OXYBATE 136 0.2% 2 24 0
METHADONE 111 0.4% 40 38 1
CANNABIS SATIVA SUBSP. INDICA TOP 109 1.3% 9 41 4
PREGABALIN 100 0.1% 41 32 29
FENTANYL 92 0.1% 21 44 10
METHAMPHETAMINE 83 1.0% 16 48 0
NALTREXONE 83 0.3% 1 5 2
ARIPIPRAZOLE 82 0.1% 2 51 1
MORPHINE 72 0.1% 14 37 0
ALPRAZOLAM 51 0.1% 12 15 0
DIAZEPAM 50 0.1% 11 23 19
HERBALS\MITRAGYNINE 50 4.6% 19 7 6
QUETIAPINE 49 0.1% 22 17 2
BUPRENORPHINE 47 0.1% 1 18 12
NITROUS 47 4.5% 3 20 11
TRAZODONE 46 0.2% 9 35 0
METFORMIN 43 0.1% 0 41 1
CLONAZEPAM 41 0.1% 1 23 16
DIVALPROEX 41 0.4% 0 37 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Substance use

142 reports
136 reports
111 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)