Table 1 Summary Statistics
Mean Age (range) yrs | 28.1 (15–51) |
|---|---|
Median Age yrs | 26.0 |
N Male (%) | 36 (60%) |
Education, N (%) | Â |
- year 10 or less N (%) | 33 (55%) |
- commenced university | 3 (5%) |
Employment, N (%) | Â |
-unemployed | 36 (60%) |
-pension/disability support | 12 (20%) |
-part-time employed | 9 (15%) |
-students | 3 (5%) |
Accommodation, N (%) | Â |
-homeless | 22 (36%) |
-rental | 19 (32%) |
Drug of choice, N (%) | Â |
- Heroin | 55 (92%) |
- Amphetamines | 3 (5%) |
- Cannabis | 2 (3%) |
Heroin Use Duration | Â |
-Mean (SD) | 7.4 yrs (7.37) |
-Range | 1–30 years |
Treatment, N (%) | Â |
-not in treatment | 32 (54%) |
-methadone maintenance | 18 (30%) |
-counselling | 6 (10%) |
Overdose: | Â |
- At least once | 35 (58%) |
- mean (SD) | 4 (SD = 3.79) |
-median | 3 |
-range | 1–15 |
Blood borne viruses: | Â |
- HIV tested | 54 (90%) |
-HCV tested | 52 (87%) |
- HIV +ve | 0 |
- HCV +ve | 32 (54%) |
- HBV +ve | 2 (3%) |