Table 3.
Response distributions on harm reduction behavior items (n = 49)
| Survey question | Mean (SD) | Never (0) |
Rarely (1) |
Sometimes (2) |
Usually (3) |
Always (4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| When using drugs, I carry naloxone | 1.6 (1.53) | 34.7% | 22.4% | 8.2% | 18.4% | 16.3% |
| When using drugs, I make sure other people are around | 1.67 (1.2) | 20.4% | 24.5% | 28.6% | 20.4% | 6.1% |
| I do a test dose before using drugs (a small hit) | 1.6 (1.71) | 46.9% | 8.2% | 6.1% | 16.3% | 22.4% |
| How often do you test your drugs when using your drug of choice? | 0.84 (1.26) | 59.2% | 18.4% | 10.2% | 4.1% | 8.2% |