Table 2.
Sex workers % (n = 22) | Non-sex workers % (n = 132) | |
Age first injected (M) | 17.6* | 20.3 |
% heroin first injected | 59 | 63 |
% amphetamines first injected | 41 | 33 |
No. drug classes ever used (M) | 10.6 | 10.1 |
% heroin drug of choice | 96 | 83 |
% heroin injected most in past month | 87 | 83 |
Daily or more injecting past month | 82 | 65 |
Heroin | ||
injected last 6 months | 100 | 96 |
Median days injected | 175 | 170 |
Cocaine | ||
injected last 6 months | 50 | 48 |
Median days injected | 6 | 5 |
Methamphetamine (ice) | ||
injected last 6 months | 36 | 35 |
Median days injected | 36 | 5 |
Methamphetamine (speed) | ||
injected last 6 months | 36 | 29 |
Median days injected | 2 | 3.5 |
Benzodiazepines | ||
injected last 6 months | 18 | 19 |
Median days injected | 90 | 12 |
Alcohol | ||
used last 6 months | 68 | 68 |
Median days used | 24 | 18 |
No. drug classes used last 6 months (M) | 7 | 6.5 |
Spent money on drugs yesterday | 100* | 77 |
Median amount spent on drugs yesterday | $145** | $100 |
*significant at p < 0.05
**significant at p < 0.01