Table 1.
Baseline demographics, drug use, treatment history and ASI composite scores
| Characteristic | Overall (n=240) | Treatment (n=113) | No Treatment (n=127) | t or χ2 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SE) | M (SE) | M (SE) | |||
| Demographics | |||||
| Gender (%) | |||||
| Male | 68.8% | 64.6% | 72.4% | χ2 = 1.17 | ns |
| Female | 31.2% | 35.4% | 27.6% | ||
| Race (%) | |||||
| Non-white | 76.7% | 67.3% | 85.0% | χ2 = 10.57 | .001 |
| White | 23.3% | 32.7% | 15.0% | ||
| Age (years) | 41.3 (0.5) | 40.8 (0.8) | 41.8 (0.7) | t = 0.93 | ns |
| Education (years) | 11.4 (0.1) | 11.4 (0.2) | 11.3 (0.2) | t = 0.49 | ns |
| Marital (%) | |||||
| Not Married | 90.0% | 86.7% | 92.9% | χ ⊗ 2.54 | ns |
| Married | 10.0% | 13.3% | 7.1% | ||
| Employment (%) | |||||
| Unemployed | 88.3% | 89.4% | 87.4% | χ ⊗ 0.23 | ns |
| Employed | 11.7% | 10.6% | 12.6% | ||
| Homeless (%) | |||||
| No | 90.8% | 90.3% | 91.3% | χ ⊗ 0.08 | ns |
| Yes | 9.2% | 9.7% | 8.7% | ||
| SEP Site (%) | |||||
| East Baltimore | 45.4% | 52.2% | 39.4% | χ ⊗ 3.98 | <.05 |
| West Baltimore | 54.6% | 47.8% | 60.6% | ||
| Drug use | |||||
| Heroin (past 30 days) | 28.2 (0.3) | 28.6 (0.33) | 27.8 (0.4) | t = 1.27 | ns |
| Cocaine Use (past 30 days) | 15.3 (0.8) | 14.3 (1.10) | 16.2 (1.1) | t = 1.28 | ns |
| Opioid Treatment History (%) | |||||
| No | 24.6% | 15.0% | 33.1% | χ | .001 |
| Yes | 75.4% | 85.0% | 66.9% | 10.48 | |
| Addiction Severity Index Composite Scores | |||||
| Medical | 0.32 (0.02) | 0.32 (0.04) | 0.33 (0.03) | t = 0.05 | ns |
| Employment | 0.83 (0.01) | 0.82 (0.02) | 0.83 (0.02) | t = 0.63 | ns |
| Alcohol | 0.13 (0.01) | 0.12 (0.02) | 0.13 (0.02) | t = 0.26 | ns |
| Drug | 0.35 (0.01) | 0.35 (0.01) | 0.35 (0.01) | t = 0.24 | ns |
| Legal | 0.16 (0.01) | 0.18 (0.02) | 0.14 (0.02) | t = 1.59 | ns |
| Family/Social | 0.19 (0.02) | 0.23 (0.02) | 0.16 (0.02) | t = 2.47 | <.05 |
| Psychiatric | 0.10 (0.01) | 0.13 (0.02) | 0.08 (0.01) | t = 2.26 | <.05 |