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Table 4 Characteristics of commonly used drugs in the past 12 months by people who inject drugs substances in Addis Ababa and Hawassa, December 2019

From: Population estimation and harm reduction among people who inject drugs in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Characteristics of drugs

Frequency

Percent

Drug type

 Heroin

155

56.2

 Cocaine

133

48.2

 Pethidine

43

15.6

 Crack

11

4.0

 Morphine

6

2.2

 Ecstasy

3

1.1

 Tramadol

2

0.7

 Others

4

1.4

Number of type of drugs

 Only one

209

75.7

 Two drugs

58

21.0

 Three or more

9

3.3

Place where a drug is found

 From friends

227

82.2

 Special shops

43

15.6

 Smuggled from contraband

28

10.1

 From pharmacy/drug shops

22

8.0

 Non-gover. health facility

17

6.2

 From an ordinary shop

7

2.7

Reported cost of drug

Ethiopian Birr

(Mean + SD)

 

Average daily price

189.39 + 158.1

 

Price of drugs used on the last day

172.77 + 149.0

 

Price for a single injection

145.96 + 127.9

 

Price of a single injection of the last time

144.70 + 129.1

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