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Table 7 Odds of Abusing ER Morphine via Specific Routes of Administration Relative to other Compounds

From: Abuse risks and routes of administration of different prescription opioid compounds and formulations

	Route of Administration
ER morphine vs.	Intended	Snort	Inject	Chew	Other
hydrocodone	0.074^¥	1.546^¥	83.333^¥	0.502^¥	0.744
IR oxycodone	0.136^¥	0.908	14.925^¥	0.461^¥	0.556^τ
IR fentanyl	7.246^¥	2.342	12.500^¥	0.720	0.022^¥
IR hydromorphone	1.522^£	1.215	0.662^£	0.663^τ	0.552 ^τ
IR oxymorphone	1.006	0.278^τ	5.525^£	1.115	0.388
ER oxycodone	0.389^¥	0.399^¥	2.899^¥	0.506^¥	0.387^¥
ER fentanyl	9.901^¥	31.250^¥	3.984^¥	1.261	0.018^¥
methadone	0.125^¥	2.160^¥	12.821^¥	0.694^τ	0.269^¥
ER oxymorphone	0.521^τ	0.114^¥	14.060^¥	0.797	1.886

^¥p ≤ .0001
^£p ≤ .001
^τp ≤ .05

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