Table 2.
Details of Cocaine Use.
| Age 51-70 Cocaine (Group 1) |
Age 21-39 Cocaine (Group 3) |
t-test or χ2 and significance between Groups |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (S.D.) | Mean (S.D.) | |||
| Age of 1st cocaine use | 26.15 (9.91) | 19.15 (4.46) | t(38) = 2.88** | |
| Age of 1st regular cocaine usea | 29.5 (10.65) | 20.4 (6.12) | t(38) = 3.31** | |
| # of days used cocaine in last 30 days | 17.3 (9.04) | 16.25 (8.37) | ns | |
| Average $ value of cocaine used per day of cocaine use in last 30 days | 81.25 (70.48) | 92.75 (124.01) | ns | |
| Maximum $ value of cocaine used per day of cocaine use in last 30 days | 240.75 (269.4) | 232 (254.41) | ns | |
| # of days in last 30 days on which urge, desire, or craving for cocaine occurred | 20.40 (9.18) | 23.45 (9.87) | ns | |
| Cocaine craving in last 7 days^ | 2.25 (0.91) | 2.75 (0.97) | ns | |
|
Cocaine Treatment History |
# of previous detoxes | 10.29 (13.5) | 7.33 (7.87) | ns |
| # of previous rehabs | 2.22 (1.48) | 3.8 (2.68) | ns | |
|
CEQ-P Domain Mean Scores |
Enhanced Well-Being | 4.01 (1.65) | 4 (1.92) | ns |
| Sexual Enhancement | 3.90 (1.83) | 4.37 (1.9) | ns | |
| Pain Reduction | 4.40 (1.63) | 4.44 (1.85) | ns | |
| Increased Aggression | 2.93 (1.02) | 3.14 (1.52) | ns | |
| Social Facilitation | 4.46 (1.43) | 4.75 (1.61) | ns | |
| Social Withdrawal & Distrust | 3.21 (1.28) | 3.04 (1.78) | ns | |
| Increased Tension | 3.75 (1.33) | 4.15 (1.75) | ns | |
| Frequency | Frequency | |||
|
Route of Use when 1st Tried |
Smoked | 2/20 | 4/20 | χ2 (1) = 0.27, ns |
| IN | 13/20 | 16/20 | ||
| IV | 5/20 | |||
|
Current Route of Use |
Smoked | 15/20 | 11/20 | χ2 (1) = 2.51, ns |
| IN | 4/20 | 9/20 | ||
| IV | 1/20 | |||
|
Cocaine Diagnosis/
Current Route |
Number with Cocaine Dependence Diagnosis/Total Smoked | 12/15 | 10/11 | χ2 (1) = 0.58, ns |
| Number with Cocaine Abuse Diagnosis/Total Smoked | 3/15 | 1/11 | ||
| Number with Cocaine Dependence Diagnosis/Total IN | 3/4 | 6/9 | χ2 (1) = 0.09, ns | |
| Number with Cocaine Abuse Diagnosis/Total IN | 1/4 | 3/9 | ||
^
Scored as: 0 = none, 1 = mild, 2 = moderate, 3 = strong, 4 = severe.
ns: non-significant (p > 0.05)
*
p < 0.05
**
p < 0.01
a
Regular use – defined in the Drug Use Questionnaire as “getting high or drunk three times a week or more.”