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Table 3 Injection risk behaviors of 460 IDUs in New York City by recent illicit methadone use

From: Correlates of illicit methadone use in New York City: A cross-sectional study

  

Illicit methadone use

 
 

Total

Current use

No current use

 
 

n = 460

n = 157

n = 303

 
 

n(%) d

n(%)

n(%)

p-value

Shot up in a shooting gallery

150 (32.6)

65 (41.4)

85 (28.1)

0.005

Used equipment at shooting gallery (rented/borrowed/bought)

94 (20.4)

47 (29.9)

47 (15.5)

0.027

Shared tourniquet

155 (33.7)

60 (38.2)

95 (31.4)

0.249

Shared cooker, cotton, or rinse water

292 (63.5)

111 (70.7)

181 (59.7)

0.021

Shared needles

193 (42.0)

76 (48.4)

117 (38.6)

0.033