Table 2 Patterns of Drug Usage among IDUs

First drug use experience

Friends

62 (79.5%)

116 (83.5%)

Family

1 (1.3%)

0 (0%)

Sex worker

2 (2.6%)

0 (0%)

Other

13 (16.7%)

23 (16.5%)

First drug used #

Opium

28 (31.5%)

32 (19.3%)

Heroin

46 (51.7%)

90 (54.2%)

Cough mixture

4 (4.5%)

6 (3.6%)

Diazepam

6 (6.7%)

11 (6.6%)

Marijuana

5 (5.6%)

27 (16.3%)

Present Drugs used #

Opium

9 (9.8%)

9 (5.2%)

Heroin

71 (77.2%)

131 (76.2%)

Cough mixture

4 (4.4%)

2 (1.2%)

Diazepam

3 (3.3%)

15 (8.7%)

Marijuana

5 (5.4%)

15 (8.7%)

Age first used drugs

<=21

45 (57.7%)

97 (69.8%)

3.23

0.05

=>22

33 (42.3%)

42 (30.2%)

Drug use frequency per day

<=2

13 (16.7%)

26 (18.7%)

2-4

62 (79.5%)

106 (76.3%)

>=5

3 (3.9%)

7 (5.0%)

Drug use expenditure

<=3000

38 (55.9%)

56 (40.3%)

3.55

0.05

3001-8000

20 (29.4%)

49 (35.3%)

>=8001

10 (14.8%)

34 (24.5%)

Reason for drug use

Like

9 (11.5%)

24 (17.3%)

4.46

0.04

Experiment

21 (26.9%)

49 (35.3%)

Relaxation

3 (3.8%)

4 (2.9%)

Peer press

35 (44.9%)

49 (35.3%)

Upset

5 (6.4%)

11 (7.9%)

Other

5 (6.4%)

2 (1.4%)