Table 4.
Differences in ASI score with illicit drug use situation | Sub groups | Number (n) | Mean ASI total score | p value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Urine illicit drug findings | ||||
Urine morphine | Absent | 93 | 85 | 0.8683 |
Present | 117 | 84 | ||
Urine THC | Absent | 185 | 83 | 0.1104 |
Present | 25 | 98 | ||
Urine methamphetamine | Absent | 158 | 85 | 0.6610 |
Present | 52 | 82 | ||
Urine amphetamine | Absent | 191 | 86 | 0.2132 |
Present | 19 | 73 | ||
Urine benzodiazepine | Absent | 138 | 83 | 0.3846 |
Present | 72 | 88 | ||
Reported drug use status | ||||
Last heroin injection within 30 days | No | 93 | 75 | 0.0030** |
Yes | 116 | 93 | ||
Frequency of injection per month | No or few inj: (mean = 7) | 162 | 80 | 0.0011*** |
Higher | 47 | 103 | ||
Needle sharing within 30 days | Not shared | 99 | 92 | 0.0160** |
Shared | 4 | 150 | ||
Life time sharing of needle and syringes | Not shared | 106 | 79 | 0.0478** |
Shared | 103 | 91 | ||
Drug and alcohol | Not used | 47 | 60 | 0.0000*** |
Used | 162 | 92 | ||
Alcohol | Not used | 144 | 71 | 0.0000*** |
Used | 66 | 115 | ||
Heroin | Not used | 117 | 78 | 0.0073** |
Used | 93 | 94 | ||
Morphine | Not used | 205 | 84 | 0.0508** |
Used | 5 | 122 | ||
Benzodiazepine | Not used | 187 | 82 | 0.0133** |
Used | 22 | 106 | ||
Barbiturate | Not used | 206 | 84 | 0.6641 |
Used | 4 | 94 | ||
Antidepressant | Not used | 206 | 83 | 0.0000*** |
Used | 4 | 173 | ||
Cocaine (Not used = 210) | ||||
Amphetamine | Not used | 156 | 81 | 0.0646 |
Used | 54 | 94 | ||
THC | Not used | 186 | 82 | 0.0162** |
Used | 24 | 105 | ||
Ecstasy | Not used | 207 | 84 | 0.3084 |
Used | 3 | 110 | ||
Inhalants | Not used | 133 | 80 | 0.0391** |
Used | 76 | 93 | ||
More than one drug | Not used | 50 | 66 | 0.0005*** |
Used | 143 | 90 |
Independent t-test p value: **significance < 0.05, ***significance < 0.001