TABLE 3. Substance-Abuse Treatment and Substance-Use History of Gender Groups
|
Gender
|
|
|
|
Variable
|
Female (n = 86)
|
Male (n = 127)
|
df
|
 2/t value
|
p
|
|
| Substance-abuse treatment |
|
|
|
|
|
| Previous detox |
61% |
69% |
1 |
1.45 |
ns |
| Number of previous detox |
1.8 |
1.7 |
207 |
0.33 |
ns |
| Previous nondetox |
76% |
78% |
1 |
0.06 |
ns |
| Number of previous nondetox |
1.8 |
1.8 |
207 |
0.26 |
ns |
| Attended AA over the past 30 days |
49% |
31% |
1 |
6.59 |
.02 |
| Number of AA meetings attended |
11.6 |
7.5 |
78 |
2.12 |
.04 |
| Emergency room visit past year |
39% |
35% |
1 |
0.36 |
ns |
| Substance-use history |
|
|
|
|
|
| Age of first use of primary |
21 |
19.5 |
206 |
1.25 |
ns |
| Years of use of primary |
12.7 |
21.1 |
206 |
–5.41 |
.0001 |
| History of IV drug use |
58% |
56% |
1 |
0.11 |
ns |
| Primary substance |
|
|
|
|
|
| Alcohol |
21% |
47% |
|
|
|
| Cocaine |
19% |
10% |
|
|
|
| Crack |
18% |
10% |
|
|
|
| Opiates |
32% |
26% |
|
|
|
| Marijuana |
3% |
4% |
|
|
|
| Others |
7% |
3% |
5 |
16.63 |
.01 |
| Polysubstance use |
51% |
37% |
1 |
4.2 |
.05 |
| Frequency of use of primary |
|
|
|
|
|
| No use |
5% |
2% |
|
|
|
| Less than monthly |
1% |
3% |
|
|
|
| One to three times per month |
1% |
6% |
|
|
|
| One to two times per week |
1% |
8% |
|
|
|
| Three to six times per week |
18% |
29% |
|
|
|
| Daily |
74% |
52% |
5 |
16.58 |
.01 |
| Average days of use of primary |
|
|
|
|
|
Past 30 days
|
14.1
|
15.7
|
209
|
–1.11
|
ns
|
|
Note. ns = nonsignificant; AA = Alcoholics Anonymous; iv = intravenous.
