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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Addict Behav. 2008 Nov 24;34(3):304–311. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2008.11.017

Table 1.

Baseline Demographic and Drug Use Characteristics

n=14
Demographic Characteristics
 % Female 43
 % Caucasian 100
 Mean age (yrs) 30.5 ± 10.4
 Mean years of education 12.7 ± 0.4
Drug Use Characteristics
 Primary opioid in past month
  % OxyContin 93
  % Percocet 7
 % Primary Oral Administration 21
 % Primary Intranasal Administration 79
 % Used IV 7
 % Used Heroin 43
 Mean opioids used per day (mgs) 79.3 ± 29.5
 Mean days used opioids in past 30 days 24.6 ± 4.2
 Mean duration of regular opioid use (yrs) 2.8 ± 1.4
 Mean longest period of abstinence (days) 67 (1.5, 180)a
 % Reporting prior opioid treatment 29
DSM-IV Criteria
 % Meeting DSM-IV Dependence Criteria
  Alcohol 7
  Cannabis 21
  Cocaine 0
  Nicotine 50
  Opioid 100
Baseline Questionnaire Outcomes
 Addiction Severity Index (ASI)b
  Alcohol 0.05 ± 0.07
  Drug 0.37 ± 0.05
  Employment 0.33 ± 0.28
  Family 0.19 ± 0.29
  Legal 0.04 ± 0.09
  Medical 0.08 ± 0.15
  Psychiatric 0.19 ± 0.22
 Beck Anxiety Inventory (range 0 - 63) 13.1 ± 7.7
 Beck Depression Inventory (range 0 - 54) 22.9 ± 12.4
 Michigan Alcohol Screening Inventory (range 0 - 53) 9.6 ± 8.4

Values represent average ± SD unless otherwise indicated.

a

Represents interquartile range

b

ASI scores represent composite scores, range 0-1.