Table 1.

Background Characteristics (N = 143).

	n (%)	Mean (± SD)	Median	Range
Years Age		38.7 (± 10.7)	36	19 – 62
Female	58 (40.6%)
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Latino Caucasian	83 (58.0%)
African-American	31 (21.7%)
Latino	24 (16.8%)
Other	5 (3.5%)
Education (≥ 12 Years)	83 (58.1%)
Homelessness	80 (55.9%)
HIV+	22 (15.4%)
AUDIT-C Positive	53 (37.1%)
Heroin Use (Past 90 Days)	141 (98.6%)
Cocaine Use (Past 90 Days)	105 (73.4%)
Opiate Dependence (OSDQ)		10.5 (± 3.54)	11	0 – 15
Days Heroin Non-Injection (0–90 days)		22.02 (± 7.87)	21	0 – 47
Age Initiated Injection Drug Use		26.0 (± 9.2)	24	11 – 52
Days Heroin Injected (0–90 days)		58.14 (± 28.22)	68	0 – 90
Days Cocaine Injected (0–90 days)		15.2 (± 25.9)	2	0 – 90
Days Other Opiates Injected (0–90 days)		0.41 (± 2.11)	0	0 – 18
Days Meth Injected (0–90 days)		0.76 (± 4.56)	0	0 – 45
Total # Injections (Past 90 Days)		350.7 (± 442.5)	240	14 – 3440
Primary Injected Drug
Opiates	130 (90.1%)
Cocaine	11 (7.8%)
Speedballs	2 (1.4%)
BIRSI		4.30 (± 1.29)	4	0 – 7
Any SSTI (Past Year)	93 (65.0%)