Table 1 ARYS and VIDUS participant characteristics stratified by trajectory of nonmedical prescription opioid use (NMPOU) (n = 1345)
Characteristic | ARYS (n = 512) | VIDUS (n = 833) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Never NMPOU (%) (n = 60) | NMPOU first (%) (n = 160) | Illegal drugs first (%) (n = 292) | Never NMPOU (%) (n = 83) | NMPOU first (%) (n = 276) | Illegal drugs first (%) (n = 474) | |
Age per year older [M (IQR)] | 26 (22–28) | 24 (21–26) | 24 (22–27) | 49 (42–56) | 48 (38–54) | 47 (37–54) |
Male gendera | 37 (61.7) | 115 (71.9) | 182 (62.3) | 51 (61.4) | 169 (61.2) | 310 (65.4) |
Caucasian ancestrya | 35 (58.3) | 97 (60.6) | 182 (62.3) | 37 (44.6) | 158 (57.2) | 292 (61.6) |
Homelessa | 55 (91.7) | 153 (95.6) | 275 (94.2) | 72 (86.7) | 260 (94.2) | 444 (93.7) |
High school incompletiona | 27 (45.0) | 56 (35.0) | 100 (34.2) | 39 (47.0) | 140 (50.7) | 231 (48.7) |
Daily heroin usea,b,c | 5 (8.3) | 45 (28.1) | 89 (30.5) | 10 (12.0) | 77 (27.9) | 125 (26.4) |
Daily stimulant usea,b,c,d | 22 (36.7) | 43 (26.9) | 102 (34.9) | 21 (25.3) | 82 (29.7) | 139 (29.3) |
Binge drug usea,b,c | 21 (35.0) | 90 (56.3) | 181 (62.0) | 22 (26.5) | 101 (36.6) | 175 (36.9) |
$ spent on drugs/dayb,e | 22 (36.7) | 64 (40.0) | 114 (39.0) | 22 (26.5) | 108 (39.1) | 187 (39.5) |
Non-fatal overdosea,c | 27 (45.0) | 90 (56.3) | 169 (57.9) | 34 (41.0) | 177 (64.1) | 325 (68.6) |
Methadone treatmenta | 7 (11.7) | 42 (26.3) | 87 (29.8) | 39 (47.0) | 218 (79.0) | 374 (78.9) |
Emergency room visita,b | 23 (38.3) | 58 (36.3) | 131 (44.9) | 16 (19.3) | 82 (29.7) | 151 (31.9) |
Depression symptomsa | 26 (43.3) | 87 (54.4) | 160 (54.8) | 40 (48.2) | 155 (56.2) | 241 (50.8) |
Childhood traumaa | 35 (58.3) | 97 (60.6) | 195 (66.8) | 48 (57.8) | 183 (66.3) | 313 (66.0) |
Experience violencea,b | 12 (20.0) | 62 (38.8) | 116 (39.7) | 9 (10.8) | 48 (17.4) | 73 (15.4) |
Incarcerationa | 35 (58.3) | 96 (60.0) | 195 (66.8) | 63 (75.9) | 246 (89.1) | 426 (89.9) |
Regular employmenta,b | 27 (45.0) | 74 (46.3) | 133 (45.5) | 24 (28.9) | 71 (25.7) | 133 (28.1) |
Drug dealinga,b | 10 (16.7) | 55 (34.4) | 95 (32.5) | 6 (7.2) | 73 (26.4) | 110 (23.2) |
Sex worka | 18 (30.0) | 41 (25.6) | 85 (29.1) | 57 (68.7) | 169 (61.2) | 272 (57.4) |