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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Apr 6.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Addict. 2011 Mar 8;20(3):190–195. doi: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2011.00120.x

Table 2.

Participants’ current and previous drug use

IV (n = 25) IN (n = 25) Statistic (df) p
Age of First Illicit Drug Use, M (SD) 13 (3) 16 (6) t (48) = 2.76 0.05
Age of First Oxy Use in years, M (SD) 34 (10) 37 (11) t (48) = .237 ns
Began Using Oxy for Pain, N (%) 7 (28%) 13 (52%) X2 (1) = 3.00 0.07
Experimented w/Multiple Routes of Oxy Administration, N (%) 18 (72%) 16 (64%) X2 (1) = 1.59 ns
Number of Episodes of Oxy Use Per Week, M (SD) 6 (7) 10 (11) t (48) = .5.88 0.10
Amount Usually Spend on 40 mg Oxy tablet, M (SD) $18(11) $21 (15) t (46) = 1.58 ns
How is Oxy Obtained N (%) X2 (2) = 4.13 ns
 Street Purchase 12 (48%) 15 (60%)
 Another Individual w/Rx 12 (48%) 6 (24%)
 Personal Rx 1 (4%) 4 (16%)
History of Heroin Use, N (%) 23 (92%) 20 (80%) X2 (1) = 3.03 0.08
Current Heroin Use, N (%) 24 (96%) 13 (52%) X2 (1) = 12.58 .001
Would Buy Heroin if Given Money to Spend on Drugs, N (%) 19 (76%) 13 (52%) X2 (1) = 5.95 .015
History of Cocaine Use, N (%) 17 (68%) 19 (76%) X2 (1) = .40 ns
Current Cocaine Use, N (%) 4 (16%) 8 (32%) X2 (1) = 1.75 ns
Would Buy Cocaine if Given Money to Spend on Drugs, N (%) 3 (12%) 2 (8%) X2 (1) = 1.38 ns
Longest Opioid Abstinence Period in Hours, M (SD) 15.8 (11.3) 21.6 (13.4) t (48) = . 94 ns
Number of Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms Endorsed, M (SD) 3 (3) 2 (2) t (48) = 6.03 ns
“Always” or “More Often than Not” Combine Oxy w/Another Drug, N (%) 8 (32%) 5 (20%) X2 (1) = 3.39 ns