Table 1 Characteristics of syringe service clients in southern Wisconsin with respect to FTS use
Characteristics | All | FTS use | No FTS use |
|---|---|---|---|
N = 341 | N = 274 | N = 67 | |
n(%) or m(sd) | |||
Current drug of choice | |||
Heroin | 241 (70.7) | 202 (73.7) | 39 (58.2) |
Fentanyl | 43 (12.6) | 36 (13.1) | 7 (10.4) |
Opioid analgesics | 10 (2.9) | 2 (0.7) | 8 (11.9) |
Cocaine or Crack Cocaine | 32 (9.4) | 23 (8.4) | 9 (13.4) |
Methamphetamine | 15 (4.4) | 11 (4.0) | 4 (6.0) |
Synthetics1 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Prescription anxiety drugs | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Prescription amphetamines | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Some other drug | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Usual route of drug use | |||
Inject or shoot it into a vein | 299 (87.9) | 255 (93.4) | 44 (65.7) |
Inject or shoot it into a muscle | 4 (1.2) | 2 (0.7) | 2 (3.0) |
Snort it | 24 (7.1) | 10 (3.7) | 14 (20.9) |
Smoke it | 12 (3.5) | 6 (2.2) | 6 (9.0) |
Eat or swallow it | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.5) |
Insert it rectally | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Use skin popping | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Some other method | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Drug of choice use frequency in past 30 days | |||
Less than once per day | 18 (5.3) | 12 (4.4) | 6 (9.0) |
1 time per day | 15 (4.4) | 10 (3.6) | 5 (7.5) |
2 times per day | 40 (11.7) | 30 (10.9) | 10 (14.9) |
3 or more times per day | 268 (78.6) | 222 (81.0) | 46 (68.7) |
Polysubstance use2 | 252 (73.9) | 210 (76.6) | 42 (62.7) |
Years of drug use | 12.2 (8.2) | 11.9 (7.9) | 13.0 (9.4) |
Lifetime count of opioid overdose | 4.4 (8.4) | 4.7 (9.1) | 3.3 (4.5) |