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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Psychoactive Drugs. 2017 Sep 29;50(1):62–71. doi: 10.1080/02791072.2017.1370747

Table 3.

Transition probabilities from baseline (rows) to 6 month follow up (columns) for the four status model overall and by perceived treatment need

(a) Overall Transition Probabilities (N=735)

Heroin Injection (38%) Co-Injection (15%) Heroin & Meth Injection (32%) Polydrug & Polyroute (14%)
Heroin Injection (38%) .71 .09 .13 .07
Co-Injection (3%) .00 .48 .35 .18
Heroin & Meth Injection (37%) .18 .21 .60 .02
Polydrug & Polyroute (22%) .23 .13 .18 .47

(b) Probabilities of transitioning between statuses if reported great or urgent need for help c (N = 375)

Heroin Injection (38%) Co-Injection (15%) Heroin & Meth Injection (32%) Polydrug & Polyroute (14%)
Heroin Injection (38%) .66 .13 .08 .13
Co-Injection (3%) .00 .53 .00 .47
Heroin & Meth Injection (37%) .21 .08 .53 .18
Polydrug & Polyroute (22%) .18 .24 .01 .58

(c) Probabilities of transitioning between statuses if reported none or some need for help (N = 360)

Heroin Injection (38%) Co-Injection (15%) Heroin & Meth Injection (32%) Polydrug & Polyroute (14%)
Heroin Injection (38%) .77 .07 .04 .12
Co-Injection (3%) .00 .46 .31 .24
Heroin & Meth Injection (37%) .24 .19 .40 .18
Polydrug & Polyroute (22%) .13 .17 .03 .67

(d) Odds ratios of transitioning for those reporting great or urgent need for help vs. none or some need for help (N = 735)

Heroin Injection (38%) Co-Injection (15%) Heroin & Meth Injection (32%) Polydrug & Polyroute (14%)
Heroin Injection (38%) 1.00 2.11 2.49 1.31
Co-Injection (3%) (--) 1.00 .00 1.67
Heroin & Meth Injection (37%) .68 .31 1.00 .72
Polydrug & Polyroute (22%) 1.60 1.63 .41 1.00