Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of interview participants

Age, median

51

Sex

 Female

15 (44.1)

 Male

19 (55.9)

Race

 African American

30 (88.2)

 White

4 (22.8)

Drug use (lifetime)

 Polysubstance use

33 (97.1)

 Single substance use

1 (2.9)

Drug use (past 3 months)

 No substance use

8 (23.5)

 Single substance use

1 (2.9)

 Poly substance use

25 (73.5)

 Marijuana

21 (61.8)

 Cocaine

17 (50.0)

 Heroin

10 (29.4)

 Methamphetamines

2 (5.9)

Injection drug use

 Never

14 (41.2)

 Yes, but not in past 3 months

14 (41.2)

 Yes

6 (17.6)

ASSIST substance involvement score, median

28.5

% Taking ART

88.3 %

Undetectable viral load (HIV-RNA < 400)

88.3 %