Tobacco Use and Associated Factors in Patients Presenting to a Psychiatric Emergency Room

Table 2

Observations on tobacco users within sample.

	Tobacco users	Nontobacco users	P-value
	n (%)	n (%)
Illicit substances	51 (50.5)	12 (11.8)	0.000
(i) Cocaine	18 (17.8)	4 (3.9)	0.003
(ii) Opioids	7 (6.9)	2 (2.0)	0.170
(iii) Stimulants	6 (5.9)	1 (1.0)	0.119
(iv) THC	37 (36.6)	8 (7.8)	0.000
(v) Other illicit substances	9 (8.9)	1 (1.0)	0.019
Any Alcohol use	66 (65.4)	22 (21.6)	0.000
(i) Alcohol use disorder	28 (27.7)	8 (7.8)	0.000
(ii) Alcohol intoxication	17 (16.8)	5 (4.9)	0.007
(iii) Family history of alcoholism	36 (35.6)	18 (17.7)	0.006
Suicidal ideations	41 (40.6)	28 (27.5)	0.055
(i) Active suicidal ideations	24 (23.8)	10 (9.8)	0.009
(ii) Passive suicidal ideations	23 (22.8)	17 (16.7)	0.294
(iii) Current attempt	10 (9.9)	8 (7.8)	0.631
(iv) Overdose	8 (7.9)	6 (5.9)	0.783
(v) Contracting for safety	67 (66.3)	81 (79.4)	0.041
(vi) Homicidal ideations	8 (7.9)	3 (2.9)	0.214
History of suicide attempts	43 (42.6)	31 (30.4)	0.08
Prior psychiatric hospitalization	66 (65.4)	51 (50)	0.023

Contracting for safety: with this status patient would inform care provider if they were experiencing any thoughts of self-harm.