Table 4

Drug use history by state
Variable
 Total (n = 200)
 Manipur (n = 100)
 Nagaland (n = 100)
 p value

%
 n
 %
 n
 %
 n
Drug use around the time of initiation into injecting drug use*
Alcohol
 80.0
 160
 85.0
 85
 75.0
 75
 = 0.08
Marijuana
 50.5
 101
 72.0
 72
 29.0
 29
 < 0.01
Heroin†
 43.0
 86
 58.0
 58
 28.0
 28
 < 0.01
SP†
 65.5
 131
 68.0
 68
 63.0
 63
 = 0.46
Cigarettes
 86.5
 173
 95.0
 95
 78.0
 78
 < 0.01
Glue
 22.0
 44
 34.0
 34
 10.0
 10
 < 0.01
Gutka (packaged paan)
 62.5
 125
 63.0
 63
 62.0
 62
 = 0.88
Pills
 50.0
 100
 67.0
 67
 33.0
 33
 < 0.01
Other‡
 14.0
 28
 16.0
 16
 12.0
 12
 = 0.41
Drug use in the last six months*
Alcohol
 59.5
 119
 67.0
 67
 52.0
 52
 = 0.03
Marijuana
 38.0
 76
 59.0
 59
 17.0
 17
 < 0.01
Heroin†
 57.0
 114
 72.0
 72
 42.0
 42
 < 0.01
SP†
 82.0
 164
 75.0
 75
 89.0
 89
 = 0.01
Cigarettes
 81.5
 163
 93.0
 93
 70.0
 70
 < 0.01
Glue
 16.0
 32
 26.0
 26
 6.0
 6
 < 0.01
Gutka (packaged paan)
 58.5
 117
 66.0
 66
 51.0
 51
 = 0.03
Pills
 52.5
 105
 64.0
 64
 41.0
 41
 = 0.01
Other‡
 14.5
 29
 24.0
 24
 5.0
 5
 < 0.01
Drug use in the last week*
Alcohol
 66.0
 33
 35.0
 35
 31.3
 31
 = 0.58
Marijuana
 22.0
 44
 38.0
 38
 6.1
 6
 < 0.01
Heroin†
 44.5
 89
 61.0
 61
 28.3
 28
 < 0.01
SP†
 65.0
 130
 59.0
 59
 71.7
 71
 = 0.06
Cigarettes
 68.0
 136
 82.0
 82
 54.5
 54
 < 0.01
Glue
 8.0
 16
 14.0
 14
 2.0
 2
 < 0.01
Gutka (packaged paan)
 48.0
 96
 55.0
 55
 41.4
 44
 = 0.06
Pills
 29.5
 59
 28.0
 28
 31.3
 31
 = 0.61
Other‡
 9.0
 18
 17.0
 17
 1.0
 1
 < 0.01

*More than one response possible

†Inclusive of all routes of administration

‡E.g. cough syrup, chewing tobacco, opium

Kermode et al. Harm Reduction Journal 2007 4:19   doi:10.1186/1477-7517-4-19

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