Table 1.
Characteristics of 552 users of cocaine and/or heroin in the past 6 months.
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Latent Class Indicators1 | ||
| Cigarettes | 504 | 91.3 |
| Alcohol | 329 | 59.6 |
| Heroin – injection | 292 | 52.9 |
| Crack cocaine – smoking | 237 | 43.0 |
| Marijuana – smoking | 202 | 36.7 |
| Heroin – nasal | 203 | 36.9 |
| Cocaine – injection | 168 | 30.5 |
| Heroin and cocaine together (“Speedball”) – injection | 157 | 28.4 |
| Demographics | ||
| Over 33 years old | 288 | 52.2 |
| Female gender | 231 | 41.8 |
| Black race | 276 | 50.0 |
| HIV/HCV Risk Behaviors | ||
| Lifetime polydrug use | 306 | 55.8 |
| Smokes 20+ cigs per day | 269 | 48.8 |
| Positive for opioids | 323 | 66.9 |
| Positive for cocaine | 268 | 55.5 |
| Shared needle in lifetime | 188 | 35.4 |
| Sold drugs for sex | 57 | 10.6 |
| Disease Status | ||
| Hepatitis C | 248 | 50.9 |
| HIV | 43 | 8.5 |
1
These variables refer to substances used in the past month.