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. 2019 May 23;7(2):e11716. doi: 10.2196/11716

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics and drug use history of participants.

Characteristics All participants (N=80) Intervention group (N=36) Control group (N=44)
Age (years), mean (SD)

<18 15 (18.8) 9 (25.0) 6 (13.6)

18-20 44 (55.0) 21 (58.3) 23 (52.3)

21-25 21 (26.3) 6 (16.7) 15 (34.1)
Grade, n (%)

8th-12th 21 (26.3) 13 (36.1) 8 (18.2)

College 7 (8.8) 1 (2.8) 6 (13.6)

Not in school 52 (65.0) 22 (61.1) 30 (68.2)
Gender, n (%)

Male 62 (77.5) 32 (88.9) 30 (68.2)a

Female 18 (22.5) 4 (11.1) 14 (31.8)
Race/ethnicity, n (%)

Black 23 (28.8) 9 (25.0) 14 (31.8)

White 51 (63.8) 23 (63.9) 28 (63.6)

Otherb 6 (7.5) 4 (11.1) 2 (4.5)
Mother’s education, n (%)

Did not graduate high school 9 (11.3) 3 (8.3) 6 (13.6)

High school graduate/GEDc 40 (50.0) 20 (55.6) 20 (45.5)

College or higher 27 (33.8) 10 (27.8) 17 (38.6)

No response 4 (5.0) 3 (8.3) 1 (2.3)
Father’s education, n (%)

Did not graduate high school 14 (17.5) 7 (19.4) 7 (15.9)

High school graduate/GED 37 (46.3) 13 (36.1) 24 (54.5)

College or higher 12 (15.0) 7 (19.4) 5 (11.4)

No response 17 (21.3) 9 (25.0) 8 (18.2)
Primary drug of treatment, n (%)

Marijuana 34 (42.5) 18 (50.0) 16 (36.4)

Opiates 46 (57.5) 18 (50.0) 28 (63.6)
Ever used intravenous drugs, n (%)

Used 37 (46.3) 16 (44.4) 21 (47.7)

Did not use 43 (53.8) 20 (55.6) 23 (52.3)
Used any drug in the past 7 days, n (%)

Yes 41 (51.3) 18 (50.0) 23 (52.3)

No 39 (48.8) 18 (50.0) 21 (47.7)
Date last drug used , n (%)

<1 month 72 (90.0) 31 (86.1) 41 (93.2)

1-2 months 8 (10.0) 5 (13.9) 3 (6.8)

>2 months 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Current video game use, n (%)

Most days/daily 37 (46.3) 14 (38.9) 23 (52.3)

1-2 times/week 15 (18.8) 5 (13.9) 10 (22.7)

Few times a month 19 (23.8) 12 (33.3) 7 (15.9)

Not at all 9 (11.3) 5 (13.9) 4 (9.1)
Total days at the Mountain Manor Treatment Center, n (%)

1-3 days 10 (12.5) 4 (11.1) 6 (13.6)

4-6 days 41 (51.3) 17 (47.2) 24 (54.5)

7-10 days 25 (31.3) 12 (33.3) 13 (29.5)

≥10 days 4 (5.0) 3 (8.3) 1 (2.3)
Baseline craving, mean (SD) 7.8 (3.5) 8.1 (3.2) 7.7 (3.8)
Baseline self-efficacy, mean (SD) 9.2 (3.6) 8.7 (3.5) 9.7 (3.8)

aP=.03.

bThe category “other” includes Asian, Hispanic, or Latino and those who self-identified as “other.”

cGED: General Education Development.