Table 3.

Predictors of substance abuse treatment following cocaine-related ED visit

Explanatory Variables	Odds Ratio (95% CI)	p-value
Socio-Economic Variables
High School Graduate	0.49 (0.17-1.42)	0.19
Need Variables
Met lifetime substance dependence criteria (1/0)	2.94 (0.39-22.12)	0.29
# of days using cocaine in prior 4 weeks (0-28)	1.10 (1.02-1.17)	<0.01
Global Severity Index (0-4)	2.26 (1.04-4.90)	0.04
SF36 Mental health component score	1.00 (0.98-1.03)	0.91
Barrier variables
Geographical/Financial barriers (1-3)	1.08 (0.48-2.43)	0.85
Stigma barriers (1-5)	4.40 (1.41-13.78)	0.01
Treatment ineffective/unacceptable (1-4)	3.91 (0.77-19.87)	0.10
Lack of perceived need (1-3)	0.51 (0.19-1.38)	0.18
Cue Variables
Consequences of Substance Abuse (0-9)
Physical consequences	0.63 (0.47-0.85)	<0.01
Interpersonal consequences	1.41 (1.01-1.88)	0.02
Impulse control consequences	1.25 (0.95-1.66)	0.12
Social responsibilities consequences	0.80 (0.57-1.11)	0.18
Readiness to change variables
Ambivalence/recognition scale (11-55)	1.02 (0.95-1.09)	0.59
Sobriety support (0-100)	1.01 (0.99-1.03)	0.23
Formal treatment in prior 12 months (1/0)	0.68 (0.16-2.88)	0.60
Informal treatment in prior 12 months (1/0)	6.69 (1.58-28.36)	0.01