Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of the participants (n = 60).
| Variables | Categories | N | % | M | SD | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age started smoking | 60 | 100 | 15 | 5.5 | 5–36 | |
| Age started using drugs | 60 | 100 | 18 | 6.7 | 9–41 | |
| Drug user in family | ||||||
| Yes | 11 | 18.3 | ||||
| No | 49 | 81.7 | ||||
| Drug of choice | ||||||
| Cannabis | 17 | 28.3 | ||||
| Heroin | 41 | 68.3 | ||||
| Alcohol | 2 | 3.3 | ||||
| Route of administration | ||||||
| Smoking | 24 | 40 | ||||
| Snorting | 10 | 16.7 | ||||
| Inhaling fumes | 14 | 23.3 | ||||
| IV Injection | 10 | 16.7 | ||||
| IM Injection | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Swallowing | 2 | 3.3 | ||||
| No. of treatments | 1–16 | |||||
| 1st | 23 | 53.3 | ||||
| 2nd | 8 | 13.3 | ||||
| 3rd | 7 | 11.7 | ||||
| 4th | 3 | 5.0 | ||||
| 5th | 2 | 3.3 | ||||
| 5+ | 8 | 13.4 | ||||
| No. of relapses | 1 | 3.12 | 0–15 | |||
| Never | 32 | 53.3 | ||||
| 1st | 8 | 13.3 | ||||
| 2nd | 7 | 11.7 | ||||
| 3rd | 3 | 5.0 | ||||
| 4th | 2 | 3.3 | ||||
| 5th | 1 | 1.7 | ||||
| 5+ | 7 | 11.7 | ||||