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. 2024 Apr 6;11:100229. doi: 10.1016/j.dadr.2024.100229

Table 3.

Drug use consequences by cohort.

Cocaine Cohort (N=176) Heroin Cohort (N=166)
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%