Table 4.
Drug-related risks among OiSIS-Toronto participants
| Total n (%) |
|
|---|---|
| Frequency of injection* (n=701) | |
| Daily | 398 (56.8%) |
| More than once a week | 158 (22.5%) |
| Once a week | 41 (5.8%) |
| Less than weekly | 104 (14.8%) |
| Injected in a public place* (n=700) | |
| Always or most of the time | 108 (15.4%) |
| Some of the time or occasionally | 462 (66.0%) |
| Never | 130 (18.6%) |
| Injected alone* (n=697) | |
| Always or most of the time | 183 (26.3%) |
| Some of the time or occasionally | 431 (61.8%) |
| Never | 83 (11.9%) |
| Needed help to inject* (n=701) | |
| Always or most of the time | 73 (10.4%) |
| Some of the time or occasionally | 216 (30.9%) |
| Never | 411 (58.7%) |
| Borrowed a used syringe* (n=698) | 104 (14.9%) |
| Lent a used syringe* (n=701) | 120 (17.1%) |
|
Receptively shared other injecting equipment* (n=699) |
260 (37.2%) |
|
Filled syringe from a syringe used by someone else* (n=696) |
141 (20.3%) |
| Smoked crack cocaine* (n=562) | |
| Daily or more than once a week | 205 (36.5%) |
| Weekly to monthly | 99 (17.6%) |
| Less than monthly | 53 (9.4%) |
| Never | 205 (36.5%) |
| Smoked crystal methamphetamine* (n=565) | |
| Daily or more than once a week | 113 (20.0%) |
| Weekly to monthly | 102 (18.1%) |
| Less than monthly | 51 (9.0%) |
| Never | 299 (52.9%) |
| Heavy alcohol use (≥6 drinks in one sitting)* (n=698) | |
| Daily or more than once a week | 111 (15.9%) |
| Weekly to monthly | 86 (12.3%) |
| Less than monthly | 104 (14.9%) |
| Never | 397 (56.9%) |
| Ever overdosed (n=699) | 489 (70.0%) |
| Recent overdose* (n=699) | 270 (38.6%) |
*Over the previous 6 months