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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Oct 3.
Published in final edited form as: J Psychoactive Drugs. 2013 Apr-Jun;45(2):112–121. doi: 10.1080/02791072.2013.785811

TABLE 2.

History of Prescription and Illicit Injection Drug Use, By Risk Group

Drug All participants (N = 40)
N (%)
Risky injection behavior*
(n = 23)
N (%)
Risky sexual behavior*
(n = 30)
N (%)
Neither risky behavior
(n = 5)
N (%)
Prescription Drug
 Opioids 40 (100) 23 (100) 30 (100)   5 (100)
 Tranquilizer 12 (30)   7 (30) 10 (33)   2 (40)
 Stimulant   5 (13)   4 (17)   2 (7)   1 (20)
Illicit Drug
 Heroin 37 (93) 23 (100) 27 (90)   5 (100)
 Cocaine 36 (90) 21 (55) 26 (87)   5 (100)
 Methamphetamine 20 (50) 12 (52) 16 (53)   1 (20)
 Ketamine 13 (33)   7 (30)   9 (30)   2 (40)
*

risk groups are not mutually exclusive.

study eligibility criteria required all participants to have injected prescription and/or illicit drugs.