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Table 2 Type of drugs used/injected by participants in focus group discussion of barriers and motivators to participation and retention in a cohort study in Iran, 2016

From: Barriers and motivators to participation and retention in HIV/HCV cohort studies among people who inject drugs: a community consultation in Iran

Type of drugs

Any drug usedc, n (%)

Any drug injected, n (%)

Main drug used/injected in the past 6 months, n (%)

In the past 6 months

In the past 1 month

In the past 6 months

In the past 1 month

Usedc

Injected

Heroin/Crack

26 (86.7)

24 (80.0)

29 (96.7)

22 (73.3)

23 (76.7)

27 (90.0)

Methamphetamine

23 (76.7)

18 (60.0)

0

0

2 (6.7)

0

Methadonea

16 (53.3)

9 (30.0)

1 (3.3)

0

2 (6.7)

1 (3.3)

Sedative drugs

15 (50.0)

6 (20.0)

0

0

0

0

Codeine

10 (33.3)

4 (13.3)

0

0

0

0

Opium/Opium extracts

8 (26.7)

2 (6.7)

2 (6.7)

2 (6.7)

1 (3.3)

1 (3.3)

Hashish/Marijuana

6 (20.0)

1 (3.3)

0

0

0

0

Nass (powdered tobacco)

6 (20.0)

5 (16.7)

0

0

0

0

Alcohol

3 (10.0)

0

0

0

1 (3.3)

0

Norjizak/Tamjizakb

2 (6.7)

2 (6.7)

1 (3.3)

0

1 (3.3)

1 (3.3)

Tramadol

2 (6.7)

2 (6.7)

0

0

0

0

Cocaine

1 (3.3)

0

0

0

0

0

Ritalin

1 (3.3)

1 (3.3)

0

0

0

0

Ecstasy (X)

0

0

0

0

0

0

LSD/Acid

0

0

0

0

0

0

Glue

0

0

0

0

0

0

Others (not specified)

1 (3.3)

0

1 (3.3)

0

0

0

  1. a Non-prescription use
  2. b Norjizak/tamjizak is a narcotic drug mostly used through injection and is produced by a combination of different opioids, steroids, and benzodiazepines
  3. c Including injecting and non-injecting drugs