Table 2.
Drug use in the last six months (two years after starting) compared with background variables.
| Not using any drug | Still using drugs | P-value | |
| n = 44 | n = 31 | ||
| Gender: % women | 12 (27%) | 10 (32%) | 0.80 |
| Age, years (SD) | 39 (11) | 37 (10) | 0.43 |
| Diagnosis: | |||
| % F 19.2 (drug dependent) | 17 (39%) | 18 (58%) | 0.11 |
| % F 10.2 (alcohol dependent) | 27 (61%) | 13 (42%) | |
| Has injected drugs | 17 (39%) | 13 (42%) | 0.63 |
| Has previously been treated for drug misuse | 31 (70%) | 22 (71%) | 1.00 |
| Has suffered from serious depression (self reported) | 27 (61%) | 21 (68%) | 0.63 |
| Has suffered from serious anxiety (self reported) | 20 (45%) | 14 (45%) | 1.00 |
| Has attempted suicide | 12 (27%) | 12 (39%) | 0.45 |
| Has been given medication for a psychological/emotional problem | 23 (52%) | 19 (61%) | 0.49 |
| Has received professional help for psychiatric problems | 25 (57%) | 14 (45)% | 0.48 |
| Social status: | |||
| - No working income | 25 (57%) | 16 (52%) | 0.81 |
| - Cohabitant status single (n = 73) | 34 (77%) | 21 (68%) | 0.42 |
| - Homeless | 9 (21%) | 2 (7%) | 0.11 |
| Self-help group participation (n = 74): | |||
| - regularly | 35 (81%) | 8 (26%) | <0.001 |
| - seldom/never | 8 (19%) | 23 (74%) | |
The cross table analysis was conducted and the P-value was obtained with the Fishers Exact Test for categorical variables and the Student t-Test for continuous variables. The figures represent numbers and proportions (n = 75).