Table 5 Sources of and motives for nonmedical use (NMU) of sedatives-hypnotics in the 2014 and 2018 waves of the national survey in Taiwan
NMU of sedatives-hypnotics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | 2018 | Changes (%) | |||||
n | %wt | n | %wt | ||||
Total | 100 | 0.71 | 119 | 0.67 | -0.04 | ||
Sources | |||||||
Pharmacy | 52 | 53.54 | 27 | 18.44 | -35.10* | ||
Places of entertainment | 3 | 2.02 | 0 | 0.00 | -2.02 | ||
Relatives or friends | 0 | 0.00 | 61 | 59.52 | 59.52* | ||
Doctors’ prescriptions | 36 | 35.86 | 32 | 22.55 | -13.31* | ||
Motives | |||||||
Self-medication | 97 | 98.11 | 115 | 96.41 | -1.70 | ||
Recreational use or others | 8 | 5.32 | 5 | 2.23 | -3.09 | ||