Table 3.
Drug use characteristics by intervention group (N=235).
| Characteristics | Category | Control (N=126) n (%) |
Intervention (N=109) n (%) |
| Drugs injected in past 30 days | Heroin | 111 (88.1) | 92 (84.4) |
|
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Prescription opioids | 26 (20.6) | 21 (19.3) |
|
|
Cocaine | 36 (28.6) | 35 (32.1) |
|
|
Methamphetamine | 1 (0.8) | 6 (5.5) |
| Frequency of drug injecting in past 30 days | Less than daily | 67 (53.2) | 63 (57.8) |
|
|
Every day | 59 (46.8) | 46 (42.2) |
| Has shared needles, cottons, or cookers | No | 37 (29.6) | 36 (33.0) |
|
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Yes | 88 (70.4) | 73 (67.0) |
| Has had an opioid overdose | No | 75 (60.5) | 70 (64.2) |
|
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Yes | 49 (39.5) | 39 (35.8) |