Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics by Treatment Condition
| CBT (n = 36) | MET + CBT (n = 38) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean, sd) | 34.9 (7.2) | 35.0 (7.3) | |
| Sex (n, %) | Male | 27 (75.0) | 27 (71.0) |
| Female | 9 (25.0) | 11 (29.0) | |
| Race (n, %) | White | 12 (33.3) | 21 (55.3) |
| Black | 19 (52.8) | 17 (44.7) | |
| Hispanic | 5 (13.9) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Martial Status (n, %) | Never Married | 18 (50.0) | 21 (55.3) |
| Married or Cohabitating | 12 (33.3) | 11 (28.9) | |
| Divorced or Separated | 6 (16.7) | 6 (15.8) | |
| Education (n, %) | College Graduate | 1 (2.8) | 2 (5.3) |
| Partial College | 6 (16.7) | 13 (34.2) | |
| High School Graduate | 14 (38.9) | 10 (26.3) | |
| Less than High School | 15 (41.7) | 13 (34.2) | |
| Employment Status (n, %) | Full-time | 11 (30.6) | 17 (44.7) |
| Part-time | 3 (8.3) | 5 (13.2) | |
| Unemployed | 22 (61.1) | 16 (42.1) | |
| Lifetime Prevalence (n, % | Cocaine Abuse | 29 (80.6) | 33 (86.8) |
| Dependence | 32 (88.9) | 36 (94.7) | |
| Alcohol Abuse | 8 (22.2) | 12 (31.6) | |
| Dependence | 23 (63.9) | 24 (63.2) | |
| Cannabis Abuse | 17 (47.2) | 17 (44.7) | |
| Dependence | 9 (25) | 10 (26.3) | |
| Opioid Abuse | 2 (5.6) | 5 (13.2) | |
| Dependence | 1 (2.8) | 2 (5.3) | |
| Total Frequency past 30-days (mean, sd) | Cocaine | 6.5 (5.1) | 7.8 (7.1) |
| Alcohol | 8.1 (5.8) | 9.4 (7.5) | |
| Cannabis | 4.9 (8.1) | 1.3 (2.7)** | |
| Cigarettes | 24.9 (9.4) | 22.5 (11.8) | |
| Total Quantity Past 30 days (mean, sd) | n = 32 | n = 36 | |
| Cocaine ($) | 301.56 (296.2) | 87.09 (89.0) | |
| Alcohol (# drinks) | 54.25 (83.6) | 58.73 (66.2) | |
| Cannabis (# joints) | 14.02 (37.7) | 2.22 (5.5)* | |
| Cigarettes | 341.34 (278.74) | 376.68 (348.85) | |
| Thoughts about Abstinence Scale (mean, sd) | n = 36 | n = 38 | |
| Desire to quit (range 1–10) | 8.8 (1.9) | 8.7 (1.8) | |
| Expectation of success (range 1–10) | 7.5 (2.0) | 7.6 (2.2) | |
| Ease of maintaining abstinence (range 1–10) | 4.40 (2.4) | 4.0 (2.7) | |
| Total Abstinence Goal a(n, %) | 31 (88.6) | 32 (86.5) | |
| Beck Depression Inventory (mean, sd) | 8.6 (6.1) | 7.0 (5.0) | |
a
Percent who responded “I want to quit using once and for all, to be totally abstinent, and never use ever again for the rest of my life”
*
p < .10
**
p < .05