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Table 1 Demographic and stimulant use profiles of study participants (n = 20) and RUTH study sample (N = 131)

From: Exploring the effectiveness of dextroamphetamine for the treatment of stimulant use disorder: a qualitative study with patients receiving injectable opioid agonist treatment

 

N = 20

N (%)

N = 131

N (%)

Gender

 Man

17 (85.0)

94 (71.7)

 Woman

3 (15.0)

37 (28.2)

Average age (years)

53.65 ± 7.84

48.63 ± 9.31a

Illicit stimulant use profilesb,c

Any Cocaine use

12 (60.0)

50 (38.2)

  Crack cocaine smoked

5 (41.6)

45 (90.0)

  Cocaine powder injected

7 (58.3)

21 (42.0)

Crystal methamphetamine use

12 (60.0)

41 (31.3)

  Crystal methamphetamine smoked

1 (8.3)

1 (2.4)

  Crystal methamphetamine injected

11 (91.7)

40 (97.6)

  1. aRUTH participants’ ages were self-reported at baseline in 2016.
  2. bFor qualitaivte interview participants stimulant use profiles reflect those self-reported at time of dextroamphetamine initiation. For RUTH participants, stimulant use profiles reflect those self-reported at the RUTH study’s baseline assessment.
  3. cFour participants reported injection of both cocaine and methamphetamine