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Table 1 Study participant profile

From: A qualitative exploration of the factors associated with initiation to methamphetamine use in Iran

Participant ID

Crystal addiction period (years)

Other drug use history

Education

Ethnicity

Place of residence

1

13

Cigarette,Opium,Hashish,Tamjizac

University degree

Persia

Gorgan

2

14

Methadone,Opium, Heroin,Crack, Cigarette

Primary school

Persia

Aq Qala

3

8

Methadone,Opium, Crack, Cigarette

High school dropout

Turkmen

Aq Qala

4

10

Opium, Heroin, Crack,

High school dropout

Turkmen

Aq Qala

5

3

Opium, Cigarette

Primary school

Persia

Bandar Gaz

6

4

Opium, Cigarette

Secondary school

Persia

Bandar Gaz

7

10

Opium, Cigarette, Crack

Primary school

Turkmen

Aq Qala

8

10

Opium, Cigarette, Crack

Primary school

Persia

Ali Abad

9

12

Opium, Cigarette, Crack

Secondary school

Turkmen

Aq Qala

10

7

Opium, Cigarette, methadone

Secondary school

Turkmen

Ghonbad

11

4

Opium, Crack

Primary school

Turkmen

Ghonbad

12

6

Opium, Cigarette

Primary school

Turkmen

Ali Abad

13

8

Opium, Cigarette

High school diploma

Persia

Azadshaher

14

8

Alcohol,Methadone,Opium, Heroin

Secondary school

Turkmen

Ghonbad

15

8

Cigarette, Methadone

Primary school

Persia

Ghonbad

16

8

Opium

Secondary school

Balouch

Azadshaher

17

4

Opium, Cigarette

Primary school

Balouch

Azadshaher

18

1

Opium, Cigarette, Heroin

Primary school

Persia

Azadshaher

19

3

Opium, Cigarette, Heroin

High school dropout

Persia

Azadshaher