| Buprenorphine (total 28) | Dihydrocodeine (total 32) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age mean (SD) | 29.9 (5.1) | 29.0 (7.3) | ||||
Sex | 19 M 9 F | 23 M 9 F | ||||
Pattern of use | ||||||
   How are opiates taken? |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IV | 14 (50%) | 24 (75%) | ||||
Smoking | 13 (46%) | 8 (25%) | ||||
Both | 1 (4%) | 0 | ||||
Current daily use (minimum) (£) mean | 17.1 (8.1) | 15.6 (7.2) | ||||
Current daily use maximum (£) mean | 23.2 (12.1) | 18.1 (9.0) | ||||
Duration taking opiates (years) mean | 8.8 (4.9) | 7.0 (3.7) | ||||
   Illicit opiates in initial urine | 23 (82%) | 27 (84%) | ||||
   Other drugs in initial urine | 18 (64%) | 12 (37%) | ||||
Prognostic factors | ||||||
   'Severely dependent' | 8 (28%) | 10 (31%) | ||||
   GP's prediction of whether would be off opiates by end of detox | Definitely not | Not sure | Very sure | Definitely not | Not sure | Very sure |
 | 0 | 22 (78%) | 6 (21%) | 2 (6%) | 22 (69%) | 8 (25%) |
 | Yes | No | D/K | Yes | No | D/K |
   Previous detoxes? | 24 (87%) | 3 (11%) | 1 (4%) | 25 (78%) | 6 (19%) | 1 (3%) |
   Successful detoxes? | 15 (63%) | 9 (38%) | 0 | 15 (60%) | 9 (36%) | 1 (4%) |
   Employed? | 4 (14%) | 19 (68%) | 5 (18%) | 4 (13%) | 19 (59%) | 9 (28%) |
   MED-3? | 6 (21%) | 8 (29%) | 14 (50%) | 5 (16%) | 13 (41%) | 14 (44%) |
   Non using friends? | 12 (43%) | 5 (18%) | 11 (39%) | 13 (41%) | 3 (9%) | 16 (50%) |
   Anyone supportive of detox? | 22 (79%) | 4 (14%) | 2 (7%) | 24 (75%) | 1 (3%) | 7 (22%) |