Table I.
Background Characteristics (n = 200).
| n (%) | Mean (± SD) | Median | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 33.5 (± 8.18) | 32 | 20 – 61 | |
| Gender (Male) | 146 (73.4%) | |||
| Race | ||||
| White | 175 (87.5%) | |||
| Black | 7 (3.5%) | |||
| Other | 18 (9.0%) | |||
| Ethnicity (Hispanic) | 15 (7.5%) | |||
| Economic Deprivation (Yes) | 119 (59.5%) | |||
| Age Initiated Opiate Use | 21.0 (± 5.84) | 20 | 12 – 45 | |
| Prior Detox (Yes) | 181 (90.5%) | |||
| Heroin Detox (Yes) | 178 (89.0%) | |||
| Recent IDU (Yes) | 153 (76.5%) | |||
| Recent Cocaine Use (Yes) | 86 (43.0%) | |||
| Positive Attitudes Toward Sharing | 44 (22.0%) | |||
| Positive Attitudes Toward Buying/Selling | 75 (37.5%) | |||
| Attitudes Toward Sharing & Buying/Selling | ||||
| Positive Toward Neither | 104 (52.0%) | |||
| Positive Toward Sharing Only | 21 (10.5%) | |||
| Positive Toward Buying/Selling Only | 52 (26.0%) | |||
| Positive Toward Both | 23 (11.5%) | |||
| Shared Buprenorphine (Yes) | 101 (50.5%) | |||
| Sold Buprenorphine (Yes) | 56 (28.0%) | |||
| Shared/Sold Buprenorphine | ||||
| Neither | 93 (46.5%) | |||
| Shared Only | 51 (25.5%) | |||
| Sold Only | 6 (3.0%) | |||
| Shared and Sold | 50 (25.0%) |