Table 1. Demographic information of participants of the Focus Group Discussions (FGD).
| Center 1 (n = 9) | Center 2 (n = 8) | Center 3 (n = 10) | Total (n = 27) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean ±SD) | 29.2±6.1 | 28.6±5.4 | 32.1±7.7 | 30.1±6.5 | |
| Gender (%) | Male | 0 (0) | 8 (100) | 10 (100) | 18 (66.7) |
| Female | 9 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 9 (33.3) | |
| Treatment duration (%) | Early recovery (<6 months) | 5 (55.6) | 5 (62.5) | 4 (40.0) | 14 (51.9) |
| Late recovery (>6 months) | 4 (44.4) | 3 (37.5) | 6 (60.0) | 13 (48.1) | |
| Educational level (%) | Elementary/ intermediate | 0 (0) | 6 (75.0) | 4 (40.0) | 10 (37.0) |
| Secondary | 1 (11.1) | 0 | 2 (20.0) | 3 (11.1) | |
| University | 8 (88.9) | 2 (25.0) | 4 (40.0) | 14 (51.9) | |
| Employment(%) (pre-rehabilitation) | Unemployed/ Retired | 3 (33.3) | 0 | 2 (20.0) | 5 (18.5) |
| Employed | 3 (33.3) | 6 (75.0) | 3 (30.0) | 12 (44.4) | |
| Self-employed | 1 (11.1) | 2 (25.0) | 5 (50.0) | 8 (29.6) | |
| Student | 1 (11.1) | 0 | 0 | 1 (3.7) | |
| No response | 1 (11.1) | 0 | 0 | 1 (3.7) | |
| Marital status (%) | Single | 5 (55.6) | 8 (100) | 7 (70.0) | 20 (74.1) |
| Married | 1 (11.1) | 0 | 0 | 1 (3.7) | |
| Divorced/Separated | 3 (33.3) | 0 | 3 (30.0) | 6 (22.2) | |
| Type of drug use (%) | Drug use only | 5 (55.6) | 2 (25.0) | 4 (40.0) | 11 (40.7) |
| Drug injection only | 1 (11.1) | 0 | 1 (10.0) | 2 (7.4) | |
| Drug use and injection | 3 (33.3) | 6 (75.0) | 5 (50.0) | 14 (51.9) | |
| Substances used pre-treatment (%) | Heroin | 4 (44.4) | 6 (75.0) | 8 (80.0) | 18 (66.7) |
| Cocaine | 7 (77.8) | 7 (87.5) | 8 (80.0) | 22 (81.5) | |
| Crack | 6 (66.7) | 7 (87.5) | 8 (80.0) | 21 (77.8) | |
| Buprenorphine (Tidigesic) | 3 (33.3) | 5 (62.5) | 6 (60.0) | 14 (51.9) | |
| Dextropropoxyphene | 1 (11.1) | 2 (25.0) | 0 | 3 (11.1) | |
| Amphetamines | 5 (55.6) | 5 (62.5) | 4 (40.0) | 14 (51.9) | |
| Tranquilizers | 5 (55.6) | 6 (75.0) | 7 (70.0) | 18 (66.7) | |
| Barbiturates | 1 (11.1) | 3 (37.5) | 3 (30.0) | 7 (25.9) | |
| Cannabis | 6 (66.7) | 6 (75.0) | 7 (70.0) | 19 (70.4) | |
| Other | 6 (66.7) | 5 (62.5) | 6 (60.0) | 17 (62.9) | |
| Frequency of drug use (%) | More than 3 times daily | 9 (100.0) | 8 (100.0) | 7 (70.0) | 24 (88.9) |
| One to 3 times daily | 0 | 0 | 3 (30.0) | 3 (11.1) | |
| Age at first use (mean±SD) | 29.00±31.69 | 14.87±1.45 | 14.60±1.64 | 19.48±18.91 | |
| Duration of drug use (mean±SD) | 9.38±5.87 | 11.00±6.66 | 16.33±8.93 | 12.39±7.71 | |