Table 1.
Profile of Internet Access of Individuals with Urinalysis-Confirmed Cocaine Use
| Internet Access No (n = 20; 30%) Mean (SEM) |
Yes (n = 46; 70%) Mean (SEM) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||
| Age (years) | 44 (1.2) | 38.8 (1.2) | < 0.01 |
| Education (years) | 11.2 (0.4) | 11.8 (0.2) | 0.18 |
| % Female | 30% | 45.7% | 0.28 |
| % Smokers | 95% | 91.3% | 1 |
| % Caucasian | 10% | 30.4% | 0.12 |
| Past Month Income | $552 (148) | $592 (110) | 0.83 |
| Past Year Income | $5792 (1310) | $7732 (1242) | 0.29 |
| % Employed | 15% | 22% | 0.74 |
| Drug Use Behavior | |||
| MAST | 14.7 (2.6) | 11.1 (1.6) | 0.24 |
| DAST | 13.7 (1.7) | 11.4 (0.8) | 0.24 |
| Cigarettes / day | 10.7 (1.5) | 14.9 (1.3) | 0.04 |
| Drinks / week | 33.1 (7.7) | 20.8 (3.4) | 0.16 |
| Past Year Heavy Drinking Days | 54.9 (16.4) | 91.1 (27.7) | 0.26 |
| COC days / month | 15.5 (1.9) | 14.3 (1.2) | 0.62 |
| % Reported Past Month Use | |||
| THC | 75% | 78.3% | 0.76 |
| Other | 25% | 58.7% | 0.02 |
| % Positive Urines | |||
| COC only | 55% | 58.7% | 0.79 |
| COC and THC | 40% | 39.1% | 1 |
| COC, THC, and Other | 5% | 13% | 0.42 |
Note. MAST = Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (range of possible scores = 0 to 53); DAST = Drug Abuse Screening Test (range of possible scores = 0 to 28); COC = cocaine; THC = tetrahydrocannabinol. Heavy drinking days were defined using the NIAAA guidelines of 5 or more drinks for males and 4 or more drinks for females per drinking occasion. Internet access was treated dichotomously as self-reported Internet use in the past 30 days.