Table 2.
Sample characteristics at entry
| n | n | ||||
| Mean age (standard deviation) | 32.8 (8.7) | 2,624 | Mean days waiting: referral – start | 23.6 (58.8) | 2,169 |
| Proportion male | 68.2% | 2,624 | Proportion waited for triage | 49.60% | 2,624 |
| Ethnicity | 2,624 | Modality entered | 2,136 | ||
| White | 81.8% | Prescribing | 37.8% | ||
| Black | 6.7% | Structured counselling | 33.5% | ||
| Asian | 4.5% | Day programme | 5.8% | ||
| Mixed | 3.4% | Residential rehab | 3.3% | ||
| Other | 2.6% | Other | 19.1% | ||
| Referral source | 2,624 | Primary drug at entry | 2,624 | ||
| Self | 48.7% | Heroin | 52.2% | ||
| GP | 8.6% | Crack | 12.9% | ||
| Other drug service | 7.2% | Cannabis | 11.8% | ||
| Probation | 5.9% | Cocaine | 8.9% | ||
| Arrest referral/DIP | 5.1% | Methadone | 3.0% | ||
| CARAT/Prison | 5.0% | Amphetamine | 2.9% | ||
| DTTO/DRR | 3.4% | Anti-depressants | 1.5% | ||
| Psychiatry | 2.3% | Benzodiazepines | 1.3% | ||
| Others | 13.8% | Primary drug is a stimulant | 24.7% | ||
| Referred through criminal justice system | 19.2% | Is a current injector at entry | 17.8% | 2,624 | |
| Drug Action Team | 2,624 | No fixed abode at entry | 10.1% | 2,417 | |
| Kent | 54.1% | ||||
| Islington | 28.2% | ||||
| Waltham Forest | 17.6% |