Table 1 Participant characteristics
Men (n = 25) | Women (n = 15) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |
Country of birth | ||||
Spain | 19 | 76 | 10 | 67 |
Algeria | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Russia | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Mali | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Lithuania | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Brazil | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
Not stated | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
Portugal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Main drug used | ||||
Heroin | 9 | 36 | 5 | 33 |
Cocaine | 8 | 32 | 4 | 27 |
Heroin + Cocaine | 4 | 16 | 3 | 20 |
Alcohol | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Benzodiazepines and cannabis | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Cannabis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Crack | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Not stated | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
Primary method of drug use | ||||
Injection | 13 | 52 | 4 | 27 |
Smoked | 7 | 28 | 8 | 53 |
Oral | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Sniffed | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
Not stated | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
Living situation | ||||
Home | 11 | 44 | 6 | 40 |
Street | 6 | 24 | 2 | 13 |
Squatter | 5 | 20 | 4 | 27 |
Hostel/refuge | 2 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
Not stated | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Income status | ||||
No income | 8 | 32 | 4 | 27 |
Pension/income support | 16 | 64 | 10 | 67 |
Active (working) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Not stated | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |