TABLE 2.
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.