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Type of drugs used in the past 3 months
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Methamphetamines
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110 (72.8)
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Heroin
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60 (39.7)
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Other (ecstasy, sniffed glue, marijuana, etc.)
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5 (3.3)
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Mean duration of drug use (months, ±SD)
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103.8 ± 68.7
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Mean age at first time of illicit drug use (years, ±SD)
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21.3 ± 6.5
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Frequency of illicit drug in the past 3 months
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Everyday
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77 (51.3)
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Almost everyday
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21 (14.0)
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A few times a month
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24 (16.0)
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A few times a week
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27 (18.0)
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People with whom you used drugs the last time
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Alone
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47 (31.1)
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Friend
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82 (54.4)
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Sexual partner/sweetheart
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22 (14.5)
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Reason to led you try illicit drugs for the first time
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I tried it by myself
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45 (29.8)
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Someone gave it to me or forced me to use it
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6 (4.0)
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Tried it with friends
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81 (53.6)
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Other
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19 (12.6)
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Injected drugs in the past 3 months
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57 (38.0)
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Used a used needle when injected drugs the last time (n = 57)
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14 (27.5)
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Shared needles at last drug injection (n = 57)
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8 (15.7)
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Perceived that needle/syringes are easy to find (n = 57)
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50 (87.7)
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Have been arrested for drug use or trafficking
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70 (46.4)
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Have ever been sent to a drug rehabilitation center
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83 (55.3)
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Have been sent to a rehabilitation center in the past 1 year
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33 (21.9)
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Had ever been incarcerated/imprisoned
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50 (33.1)
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Main cause of most recent incarceration/imprisonment
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Drug use or possession
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11 (22.4)
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Drug-related crimes (e.g. theft)
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31 (63.3)
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Other crimes (non-drug related)
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7 (14.3)
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