Table 3.
Travel and drug use behavior of young San Diegan IDUs who report traveling to Mexico at least once in the past 6 months (n=148)
| N | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Median number of times traveled to Mexico in past 6mo | 3 (IQR*: 2–15; range: 1–300) | |
| Mexican cities visited in past 6 mo (n=149) | ||
| Tijuana | 139 | 93.3 |
| Rosarito | 26 | 17.5 |
| Ensenada | 18 | 12.1 |
| Tecate | 12 | 8.1 |
| Mexico City | 9 | 6.0 |
| Puerto Nuevo | 7 | 4.7 |
| Used non-injection drugs in Mexico past 6mo | 85 | 57.4 |
| Injected drugs in Mexico in past 6mo | 61 | 41.2 |
| Drugs used in Mexico in past 6mo (n=141) | ||
| Marijuana | 46 | 32.6 |
| Heroin | ||
| Smoked | 28 | 19.9 |
| Snorted | 9 | 6.4 |
| Injected | 46 | 32.6 |
| Powder cocaine | ||
| Smoked | 6 | 4.3 |
| Snorted | 15 | 10.6 |
| Injected | 10 | 7.1 |
| Crack | ||
| Smoked | 5 | 3.6 |
| Snorted | 4 | 2.8 |
| Injected | 1 | 0.7 |
| Meth | ||
| Smoked | 28 | 19.9 |
| Snorted | 19 | 13.5 |
| Injected | 17 | 12.1 |
| Heroin and cocaine (injected) | 11 | 7.8 |
| Meth and cocaine (injected) | 1 | 0.7 |
| Meth and heroin (injected) | 6 | 4.3 |
| Inhalants | 2 | 1.4 |
| Tranquilizers | ||
| Swallowed | 18 | 12.8 |
| Injected | 3 | 2.1 |
| Barbiturates | ||
| Swallowed | 7 | 5.0 |
| Injected | 1 | 0.7 |
*
IQR = Interquartile range