Table 3. Alcohol and Other Substance Use Characteristics of Study Participants.
| % | N | |
|---|---|---|
| SCID DSM-IV Diagnosis | ||
| Alcohol | ||
| Abuse | 5 | 4 |
| Dependence | 95 | 76 |
| Cannabis | ||
| Abuse/Dependence | 34 | 27 |
| Cocaine | ||
| Abuse/Dependence | 31 | 25 |
| Mean | SD | Median | IQR (25 –75) | Possible range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASI | |||||
| Alcohol Composite | .53 | .21 | .54 | .39 – .69 | 0 – 1 |
| Days of drinking/30 days (N=80) | 14.9 | 8.7 | 14.0 | 7.0 – 22.5 | 0–30 |
| Days of drinking to intoxication/30 days (N=80) | 13.6 | 9.2 | 12.0 | 5.3 – 20.8 | 0–30 |
| Days of cocaine use/30 days (N=25 cocaine users) | 2.1 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0–2.0 | 0–30 |
| Days of cannabis use/30 days (N=40 cannabis users) | 6.2 | 9.7 | 0.5 | 0–20.0 | 0–30 |
| TLFB (baseline week) | |||||
| No. of drinking days/wk(N=80) | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 1 – 5 | 0–7 |
| No. of drinks per week (N=80) | 31.5 | 36.5 | 19.4 | 2.7 – 48.6 | n/a |
| No. of heavy drinking days/week (N=80) | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 – 4 | 0–7 |
| No. of drinks per drinking day (N=63 alcohol users in past week) | 10.8 | 11.7 | 8.4 | 4.4 – 13.3 | n/a |
| Reported Alcohol Craving (N=80) | 50.8 | 31.1 | 50.0 | 26.3 – 79.0 | 0–100 |
| Reported Quality of Alcohol “High” (N=63 alcohol users in past week) | 51.1 | 26.4 | 54.0 | 34.5– 70.0 | 0–100 |
IQR = Interquartile range
SCID= Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV
ASI = Addiction Severity Index. Higher number indicates higher severity.
TLFB = Timeline Followback