Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of participants (N = 551).
| Characteristic | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 323 | 58.6 |
| Female | 228 | 41.4 |
| Race | ||
| White | 279 | 50.6 |
| Black | 272 | 49.4 |
| Education | ||
| Less than high school | 251 | 45.6 |
| Finished high school or GED | 300 | 54.4 |
| Drinking severity | ||
| Abstinence | 222 | 40.1 |
| Moderate | 212 | 38.3 |
| Problematic | 117 | 21.2 |
| Route of administration—Heroin | ||
| Injection | 316 | 57.4 |
| Snorting | 276 | 50.1 |
| Smoking | 6 | 1.1 |
| Swallowing | 28 | 5.1 |
| Route of administration—Cocaine | ||
| Injection | 201 | 36.5 |
| Snorting | 131 | 23.8 |
| Swallowing | 12 | 2.2 |
| Route of administration—Speedball | ||
| Injection | 199 | 36.1 |
| Snorting | 63 | 11.4 |
| Crack | ||
| Injection | 13 | 2.4 |
| Smoking | 295 | 53.5 |