Table 2 Characteristics of drug use

Lifetime drug use (N = 450)

Average age at first use (N = 77, range = 15-50)

Lifetime drug injection (77)

Average age at first injection (N = 75, range = 16-51)

Injection use during the past month (n = 77)

  Frequency of injection (range = 0-6)*

  None during the past month

  Less than monthly

  Around once per month

  A few times per month

  Weekly

  A couple of times per week

  Daily

Sharing syringes and needles given by other users during the past month (N = 75)

  Frequency of sharing syringes and needs (range = 0-5)*

  Never

  Rarely, seldom

  Sometimes

  About half of the time

  Almost everytime

  Always

Giving syringes and needles to other users to share during the past month (N = 75)

  Frequency of sharing syringes and needs (range = 0-5)*

  Never

  Rarely, seldom

  Sometimes

  About half of the time

  Almost everytime

  Always

Purchasing syringes and needles during the past month (N = 75)

  Purchasing syringes and needles (range = 0-4)*

  Never

  Once

  Sometimes

  Often

  Always

Keeping syringes and needles available during the past month (N = 75)

  Frequency of keeping syringes and needles (range = 0-4)*

  Never

  Rarely

  Sometimes

  Often

  Always

Discussing or persuading peers not to share syringes and needles when injecting (N = 75)

  Frequency of discussing or persuading peers not to share (range = 0-4)*

  Never

  Rarely

  Sometimes

  Often

  Always