| Variables (n=88) |
Prescribed Opiates (n=54) |
Illicit Opiates (n=34) |
| Age (±SD)** |
46.0 ± 11.2 |
39.6 ± 11.6 |
| Sex % Male |
44.4% |
50% |
| Drug Use History |
|
|
| Age first use primary drug (±SD)** |
37.3 ± 13.2 |
29.5 ± 12.9 |
| Years of problem use (±SD) |
5.9 ± 5.8 |
8.2 ± 8.6 |
| % Using daily (past month) |
100% |
94.1% |
| % Using intravenously** |
3.7% |
41.2% |
| # prior detoxifications (±SD)** |
0.7 ± 1.7 |
2.2 ± 2.0 |
| Last consumption, # of hours prior to admission |
3.2 ± 3.0 |
11.7 ± 17.9 |
| (±SD)** |
|
|
| % with secondary drug problem |
79.6% |
61.8% |
| Detoxification Outcome |
|
|
| % completing detoxification |
68.6% |
48.4% |
| Length of stay in days of those that completed |
26.4 ± 8.3 |
22.3 ± 10.0 |
| (±SD)** |
