|
Age mean (SD)
|
29.9 (5.1)
|
29.0 (7.3)
|
|
Sex
|
19 M 9 F
|
23 M 9 F
|
|
Pattern of use
|
|
How are opiates taken?
| | | | | | |
|
IV
|
14 (50%)
|
24 (75%)
|
|
Smoking
|
13 (46%)
|
8 (25%)
|
|
Both
|
1 (4%)
|
0
|
|
Current daily use (minimum) (£) mean
|
17.1 (8.1)
|
15.6 (7.2)
|
|
Current daily use maximum (£) mean
|
23.2 (12.1)
|
18.1 (9.0)
|
|
Duration taking opiates (years) mean
|
8.8 (4.9)
|
7.0 (3.7)
|
|
Illicit opiates in initial urine
|
23 (82%)
|
27 (84%)
|
|
Other drugs in initial urine
|
18 (64%)
|
12 (37%)
|
|
Prognostic factors
|
|
'Severely dependent'
|
8 (28%)
|
10 (31%)
|
|
GP's prediction of whether would be off opiates by end of detox
|
Definitely not
|
Not sure
|
Very sure
|
Definitely not
|
Not sure
|
Very sure
|
| |
0
|
22 (78%)
|
6 (21%)
|
2 (6%)
|
22 (69%)
|
8 (25%)
|
| |
Yes
|
No
|
D/K
|
Yes
|
No
|
D/K
|
|
Previous detoxes?
|
24 (87%)
|
3 (11%)
|
1 (4%)
|
25 (78%)
|
6 (19%)
|
1 (3%)
|
|
Successful detoxes?
|
15 (63%)
|
9 (38%)
|
0
|
15 (60%)
|
9 (36%)
|
1 (4%)
|
|
Employed?
|
4 (14%)
|
19 (68%)
|
5 (18%)
|
4 (13%)
|
19 (59%)
|
9 (28%)
|
|
MED-3?
|
6 (21%)
|
8 (29%)
|
14 (50%)
|
5 (16%)
|
13 (41%)
|
14 (44%)
|
|
Non using friends?
|
12 (43%)
|
5 (18%)
|
11 (39%)
|
13 (41%)
|
3 (9%)
|
16 (50%)
|
|
Anyone supportive of detox?
|
22 (79%)
|
4 (14%)
|
2 (7%)
|
24 (75%)
|
1 (3%)
|
7 (22%)
|
