Table 3.
Drug use consequences by cohort.
Cocaine Cohort (N=176) | Heroin Cohort (N=166) | ||||
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Consequence Item | n | % | n | % | |
Financial | Financial Problems | 89 | 50.6% | 146 | 88.0% |
High at Work | 38 | 21.6% | 99 | 59.6% | |
Missed Work | 54 | 30.7% | 86 | 51.8% | |
Lost Job | 46 | 26.1% | 72 | 43.4% | |
Warning at Work | - | - | 53 | 31.9% | |
Social & Legal | Family Problems | 73 | 41.5% | 124 | 74.7% |
Drove Under Influence | 65 | 36.9% | 122 | 73.5% | |
Arrested or Legal Problems | 38 | 21.6% | 62 | 37.3% | |
Fight or Quarrel | 33 | 18.8% | 45 | 27.1% | |
Missed School | 16 | 9.0% | 24 | 14.5% | |
Medical & Health | Suspended or Expelled | - | - | 7 | 4.2% |
Couldn't Stop Using | 85 | 48.3% | 135 | 81.3% | |
Unexpected Reaction | - | - | 51 | 30.7% | |
Overdose | 8 | 4.5% | 44 | 26.5% | |
Shakes and Tremors | 24 | 13.6% | 40 | 24.1% | |
Visited Emergency Room | 10 | 5.7% | 38 | 22.9% | |
Memory Lapse/Blackout | - | - | 36 | 21.7% | |
Health Problem | 10 | 5.7% | 27 | 16.3% | |
Accident or Injury | 10 | 5.7% | 15 | 9.0% | |
Seizure or Fits | 5 | 2.8% | 12 | 7.2% |