Table 4 History of drug and alcohol use for the deceased in the cohort
|  | Total (N = 56)* | Internal (n = 16) | External (n = 31) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ever used alcohol | 53 (94.6) | 15 (93.8) | 30 (96.8) | 0.570 |
Age at first alcohol use, mean (SD) | 13.20 (2.95) | 14.07 (3.79) | 13.00 (2.22) | 0.087 |
Ever used drugs | 43 (76.8) | 8 (50.0) | 29 (93.5) | 0.001*** |
Age at first drug use, mean (SD) | 16.13 (6.27) | 16.83 (3.87) | 16.00 (6.54) | 0.767 |
Daily drug use 6 months prior to baseline | 28 (50.0) | 6 (37.5) | 20 (64.5) | 0.073 |
Opioids | 10 (17.9) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (32.3) | 0.009** |
Other1 | 18 (32.1) | 6 (37.5) | 10 (32.3) | 0.073 |
In OAT at time of baseline | 10 (17.9) | 4 (25.0) | 8 (19.4) | 0.346 |
Attended alcohol and/or drug treatment | 27 (48.2) | 5 (31.3) | 19 (61.3) | 0.049* |
Prescribed medication 2 | 37 (66.1) | 11 (68.8) | 20 (64.5) | 0.518 |
Likely dependence of alcohol and/or drugs 3 | 34 (60.7) | 7 (43.8) | 24 (77.4) | 0.024* |
AUDIT > 19 points | 11 (19.6) | 3 (18.8) | 7 (22.6) | 0.538 |
DUDIT > 24 points | 29 (51.8) | 4 (25.0) | 23 (74.2) | 0.002** |
Duration of baseline imprisonment, median months (range) | 8.0 (0.5–66.1) | 7.9 (1.0-47.3) | 6.3 (0.5–49.4) | 0.873 |
High level of security at release from baseline imprisonment | 26 (46.4) | 8 (50.0) | 15 (48.4) | 0.818 |