Table 3.
Patterns of Opioid and Heroin Use (n=50)
| Total (n=50) |
Inject Opioid Before Heroin (n=15) |
Inject Heroin Before Opioid (n=25) |
Never Inject Opioid (n=10) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initiated Injection Drug Use | ||||
| Opioid | 11 (22%) | 11 (73.3%) | 0 | 0 |
| Heroin | 25 (50%) | 0 | 18 (72%) | 7 (70%) |
| Cocaine or Methamphetamine | 14 (28%) | 4 (26.7%) | 7 (28%) | 3 (30%) |
| Means Ages of Initiation | ||||
| Opioid Misuse | 14.6 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 16.9 |
| Opioid Injection | 17.7 | 16.6 | 18.3 | -- |
| Heroin | 16.6 | 16.6 | 16.4 | 17.0 |
| Heroin Injection | 17.5 | 17.9 | 16.8 | 18.8 |
| First Opioid Injected | ||||
| Oxycontin | 18 (36%) | 9 (60%) | 9 (36%) | 0 |
| Dilaudid | 7 (14%) | 3 (20%) | 4 (16%) | 0 |
| Morphine | 6 (12%) | 2 (13.3%) | 4 (16%) | 0 |
| Other | 9 (18%) | 1 (6.7%) | 8 (22%) | 0 |
| Prescription Opioids | ||||
| Self: ever prescribed | 36 (72%) | 13 (86.6%) | 18 (72%) | 5 (50%) |
| Family: ever prescribed | 31 (62%) | 11 (73.3%) | 15 (60%) | 5 (50%) |
| Self: ever sold | 33 (66%) | 12 (80%) | 17 (68%) | 4 (40%) |
| Most Frequently Used | ||||
| Opioids | 19 (38%) | 9 (60%) | 6 (24%) | 4 (40%) |
| Heroin | 26 (52%) | 5 (33.3%) | 17 (68%) | 4 (40%) |
| Other | 5 (10%) | 1 (6.6%) | 2 (8%) | 2 (20%) |
| Daily Use | ||||
| Opioids | 8 (16%) | 2 (13.3%) | 6 (24%) | 0 |
| Heroin | 25 (50%) | 5 (33.3%) | 17 (68%) | 3 (30%) |
| Never Injected Heroin | 3 (6%) | 2 (13.3%) | 0 | 1 (10%) |
| Recruitment Site | ||||
| New York | 25 (50%) | 4 (26.7%) | 16 (64%) | 5 (50%) |
| Los Angeles | 25 (50%) | 11 (73.3%) | 9 (36%) | 5 (50%) |