Table 1.
Characteristic | Mean (SD) or % |
---|---|
Drug use | |
Heroin and cocaine | 84.91% |
Heroin only | 1.89% |
Cocaine only | 13.21% |
Age (years) | 37.11 (10.42) |
Sex/gender (females) | 21% |
Education (years)a | 11.21 (3.47) |
Ethnicity | |
Caucasian | 88.68% |
Multiethnic | 7.55% |
Black/African | 1.89% |
Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi | 1.89% |
Employment statusa | |
Employed | 46.34% |
Retired/disability | 9.76% |
Controlled environment | 9.76% |
Unemployed | 34.15% |
Fixed residence | 86.79% |
Household | |
Family/partner | 82.61% |
Alone | 10.87% |
Flat mates | 6.52% |
Methadone programb | 84.91% |
mg/d | 55.91 (57.24) |
Heroin | n = 46 |
Years of use | 15.96 (10.31) |
Main route of administration | |
Intravenous injection | 54.35% |
Inhalation (smoked) | 23.91% |
Insufflation (snorted) | 21.74% |
Cocaine | n = 52 |
Years of use | 14.44 (8.51) |
Main route of administrationc | |
Intravenous injection | 26.00% |
Inhalation (smoked) | 26.00% |
Insufflation (snorted) | 48.00% |
aTwelve missing data.
bEleven missing data.
cTwo missing data.